New York State Legislative History Research: Bills & Bill Tracking

Databases:

Publicly Accessible:

• New York State Assembly: New York State Bill Search - Source to find bills from the 1999-2000 legislative session through the current session.
• New York State Senate: Bills & Laws > click: Search Bills - Source to find bills from the 2009-2010 legislative session through the current session.

Subscription:

Lexis+:

• NY Full-Text Bills - Full text of pending bills from 1993 through the current legislative session.
• NY Bill Tracking Reports - Bill tracking from 1988 through the current legislative session.
• New York Legislative and Regulatory Reports (provider: LexisNexis State Net) - BLS students, faculty and staff can view "reports of pending and enacted bills or proposed and adopted regulations" by categories: Employment, Energy, Financial Services, Health Care Insurance & Reform, and Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices.

Westlaw:

• New York Proposed Legislation (Bills) - Full text of bills introduced in the current legislative session.
• New York Bill Tracking - Bill summaries/status from the current and recently ended legislative sessions.
• New York Bill Tracking - Historical - Scope: "Coverage begins with 2005."

Print Sources for Bill Tracking in BLS Library:

• New York Legislative Record and Index (1971-1984) KFN 5007 .N43 - Annual record of each bill introduced during the legislative session.
• Legislative Digest (1985 to date) KFN 5007 .N44 - Official compilation of legislative activity compiled by the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission. Volume one contains the Senate introductory record and volume two contains the Assembly introductory record; both arranged by bill number with summaries and actions on bills. Volume three lists individual records of legislators and a subject index.