Your definitive source of information about bills is the California Legislature site. There you can find all sorts of useful information, including:

• The schedule of legislative committee hearings
• A list of matters pending on the floors of both houses of the Legislature
• A list of the committees of the Legislature and their members
• The text of each bill introduced, including each amended, enrolled, and chaptered form of each bill
• The history of each bill introduced and amended
• The status of each bill introduced and amended
• All bill analyses prepared by legislative committees in connection with each bill
• Any veto message concerning a bill
• The California Codes
• The California Constitution

In addition to the official site, the following sites may be useful when trying to track down bill information:

• California Democratic Caucus. Check under "Bill Search" to find a more user-friendly search of the same information as the official Legilature site. You can subscribe to multiple bills in one easy step!


• California Republican Caucus. Check under "Issues Focus" for the Republican perspective, particularly on the budget.


• http://rtumble.com An online source which daily summarizes news of a political nature which related to California. Excellent for current issues! Also available via e-mail.


• California Senate Office of Research This bipartisan office assists the Senate with research, resulting in improved government effectiveness. It also helps provide the public with an understanding of state issues.


• California at the Library of Congress. State and local government publications.


• Congressional Voting Records. Voting records go back to as early as 1988 on this site. Also available are campaign finance records and records from special interest groups.


• California Legal Resources on the Web. Developed by the University of Southern California law library.


• The California Channel program guide. Broadcasts the California Legislature throughout the state. Offers broadcasts of other California public policy-related events when the legislature is not in session.


• California Secretary of State. Provides summaries of ballot initiatives (in circulation, approved for ballot, and historical), election returns, and other information.


• California Legislative Analyst's Office. The non-partisan Legislative Analyst evaluates the financial impact of pending legislation and ballot initiatives, as well as various other timely reports on proposed legislation.


• California Budget Project. Timely, objective information on state fiscal and economic policy issues, especially those affecting the economic and social well-being of low and middle income Californians.


• Public Policy Institute of California A nonprofit organization dedicated to independent, objective, nonpartisan research on economic, social, and political issues that affect the lives of Californians.

Please contact the AAUW California Director of Public Policy or our Director of Communications if you have additional resources to suggest.