Updated February 07, 2025 Mason's Manual 2020 Edition Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure is a premier parliamentary authority for state legislatures. NCSL follows Paul Mason's tradition of updating and reprinting the book approximately every 10 years. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening
Updated January 28, 2025 NCSL State Liaisons On this page, legislators and legislative staff can find their NCSL state liaison and information to contact them. About State Legislatures Legislative Staff
Updated March 14, 2025 Who, Exactly, Is the ‘Average’ State Legislator? A recent NCSL report, “State Legislators at Work: Insights Into Legislator Time and Demographics,” gives insights into who legislators are, how much time they dedicate to legislative work and how that work impacts their other careers. About State Legislatures Legislators State Legislatures News
Updated March 10, 2025 Remote Public Participation in Committee Proceedings Provides links to opportunities for the public to participate in virtual, electronic remote legislative hearings during 2021 legislative sessions. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening Table
Updated March 07, 2025 2025 State Legislative Session Calendar 2025 State Legislative Session Calendar - view the legislative session calendar and map of the 50 U.S. states and territories. Find dates and notes about upcoming and current regular sessions and special sessions. About State Legislatures Map
Updated February 26, 2025 State Legislators at Work This page will house a report titled "State Legislators at Work: Insights into Legislator Time and Demographics." The report summarizes findings from a 2021-22 NCSL survey of legislators. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening Graphic Table
Updated February 17, 2025 The 3 Ways Legislatures Form Interim Committees Interim committees are a critical tool for legislatures when they are out of session. They may take the form of standing committees empowered to meet during breaks between sessions; or committees, task forces or commissions created specifically for the interim. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening State Legislatures News
Updated February 12, 2025 Then and Now: NCSL and 50 Years of Legislative Evolution Efforts to form a single national organization to represent state legislatures began in the early 1970s. Three organizations that represented different aspects of legislative work came together to form NCSL, a move that was intended to signal to the nation the importance of state legislatures as a coequal branch of government. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening State Legislatures News
Updated January 31, 2025 State Partisan Composition Every election impacts the partisan composition of state legislatures. Current party control of state legislatures and government can be accessed below. About State Legislatures Map Table
Updated January 27, 2025 NCSL 2024 Annual Report The year 2024 was exceptional for NCSL’s work to serve and strengthen state legislatures. About State Legislatures
Updated January 22, 2025 Never Say (Sine) Die: A Snapshot of Legislative Interims To better understand the demands on legislators and legislative staff time during legislative interims, NCSL studied the number and type of meetings that occurred during the most recently completed interim in 2023. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening State Legislatures News