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Legislators and Staff

Martha Wigton “NCSL is our ‘dome away from home’ and the staff is an extension of our professional legislative family. They provide us with timely and relevant resources that allow us to enhance the quality and depth of our service to our members and their constituents.”

Martha Wigton,
director of the House Budget and Research Office, Georgia

Support

We serve as a member of your staff.

Information
With a phone call, an email or the click of a mouse, it’s easy to get the information and analysis you need from the country’s most knowledgeable researchers. Need it yesterday? Turn to us for research, reports, databases and more, 24-7 at your fingertips.

Personal Assistance
Do you have questions but don’t know who to call? Your NCSL state liaison can help you find the answers and direct you to the right NCSL researcher. If you need to know about an issue, or about all the services you are entitled to as a member of NCSL, give your liaison a call.

Sharpening Your Skills
Whether you are a leader, committee chair, member or a legislative staffer, you can sharpen your skills and be even more effective at your job through our training sessions, meetings, professional staff organizations, and at the Legislative Summit.

Resources

Angela Williams "NCSL is a tremendous resource for researching ideas and legislation across the country that work. I have successfully passed complex legislation with NCSL's support in telecommunications, police reforms and workforce development."

Angela Williams,
state senator, Colorado

Ideas

We help you put your ideas into action.

State Legislatures Magazine
You’ll know the latest trends, the best ideas, and the newest innovations in public policy when you read the award-winning State Legislatures. You’ll discover ideas to try in your state and analysis, opinion and statistics that will make you think, all within a prize-winning design. And, it’s free.

LegisBriefs
If you need quick summaries on important issues of the day, from both the state and federal perspective, read these briefs. You’ll get 48 of them for free every year.

Legislative Summit
It’s the premier meeting of the year for legislators and staff. You’ll come home with exciting ideas, new connections and promising solutions from the 100-plus sessions offered at the Summit.

Resources

Bo Watson “I encourage every legislator to develop a relationship with the team at NCSL. No legislator has the time or resources to research issues to the depth of NCSL. The information is timely and often cites numerous sources”

Bo Watson,
state senator, Tennessee

Connections

We link you to the best and the brightest in the nation.

Experts
You’ll meet today’s top thought leaders at meetings throughout the year, hear their insights on videos, and read about them in the magazine.

Colleagues
You’ll find colleagues working on the same issues, at the same jobs, or in the same part of the country through meetings, webinars, magazine articles.

Consulting Services
We’ll come to you when you need expert testimony, advice on legislative rules, or to know what a new federal law means for your state. Just give us a call.

Resources

Robin Vos “NCSL is a powerful voice for states in the federal process. NCSL does a great job of bringing legislators together from diverse perspectives to learn from one another away from their partisan environments. By finding common ground on important state issues, we can make a larger impact in D.C.”

Robin Vos,
speaker of the Assembly, Wisconsin

Strong Voice

We advocate for you in our nation’s capital.

Advocacy
NCSL is your voice, the voice of state legislatures, in Washington, D.C. We work to protect state sovereignty and flexibility, fight against unfunded mandates and oppose unwarranted federal pre-emption of state authority. NCSL is a respected, effective and influential advocate for you.

Standing Committees
You can get involved through NCSL’s Standing Committees. They meet twice a year so legislators and staff can benefit from the experiences of other states in shaping public policy, experimenting with new laws, and managing the legislative institution.

Committee members explore state issues and develop policy directives and resolutions on state-federal issues to guide NCSL's work in Washington, D.C. Legislative leaders appoint members to NCSL committees.

Resources

Get Involved

You keep NCSL strong.

10 easy ways to get involved with NCSL

All state legislators and legislative staff are automatically members of NCSL. Experience the many resources and benefits NCSL has to offer. Be sure to get the most out of your NCSL membership by becoming involved. Here’s how: