Click on California. List of databases created by state agencies, in alphabetical order aby agency. Curated by professional ALA librarians who specialize in government information (GODORT).
Agency Reports provides information about reports by various state and local agencies that are required or requested to be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, or both. Information about the reports is processed by the Legislative Counsel and is updated on a continual basis.
The official page of the Governor of California. Includes current press releases, proclomations, executive orders, information on current political issues, and selected speeches of the governor. The Governor's Gallery contains brief biographical descriptions.
Office responsible for economic policy development, state and local financial management, and protection of taxpayer dollars. Includes important online publications, e.g the California Counties Annual Report.
"Designed to assist consumers, aid in the licensing of insurance agents or brokers, and serve as a source of information on the laws that regulate the insurance industry."
Biographical information, committee assignments, legislative calendars, organization of the legislature, maps of Assembly districts, demographic information, and find out who your assemblyperson is.
Search by bill number to find status, history, and analysis.
Bills
A Bill is a legislative proposal that if passed by both the Assembly
and the Senate and approved by the Governor becomes law. Each bill is
assigned a bill number. A denotes bills that originate in the Assembly
and S denotes bills that originate in the Senate. Note: older bills
(1867 - 1994) are available at the San Diego County Public Law Library.
Latest only online. Detailed subject index to all bills. Does not include a list of bills or bill history. For earlier years, see the Final History (1893-1972), below.
Final History include detailed bill history information. Organized by bill number. Also includes voice vote information. Earlier years (1893-1972) include subject index. (Hint: Click on the active PDF document.)
Laws - Statutes
Statutes Called "chapters" in California, statutes are the session laws as they were written at the time of passage. The Statutes of California is in chronological order as enacted, with no subject arrangement or indication whether a subsequent statute has amended or repealed a prior one.
The Code is the body of law still in force, arranged by subject (eg Health and Safety Code).Full-text online access to California's 29 codes, covering various subject areas.
Detailed listing of all bills with basic subject indexing. Includes summary of bill and later years include outcome (e.g. Vetoed by Governor). Enter Digest of Legislation in the searchbox to find the year you seek.
The Notice Register contains notices of proposed regulatory actions by state regulatory agencies to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations contained in the California Code of Regulations. Published every Friday.
Kennedy Library Databases Useful For State Information
RAND California provides information, research reports and statistics on the California economy and public policy issues, as well as access to selected policy reports, statistics, and information at the national and international scale.
The Field Poll, or California Poll, operated from 1947 to 2016 as an independent, non-partisan, media-sponsored public opinion news service, covering a wide range of political and social topics. Search and analyze Field Poll data from 1956 to 2015.
Social Explorer provides access to the entire US Census data from 1790 to 2010, the entire American Community Survey (ACS) from 2005 to 2011 and more data from a number of sources. Users can create maps and use data visualization tools and reports to illustrate, analyze, and understand demography and social change. Users can also graph and chart data, export, save, and print maps and reports, and create multi-map presentations with an interactive slideshow tool.
Searchable full text from California newspapers, including the Tribune (San Luis Obispo), the San Francisco Chronicle, the Fresno Bee, the Sacramento Bee, and the San Diego Union-Tribune.