Legislative Information
Use these links to find specific federal or state legislation, laws, policy, etc.
- State Agency Databases Across the Fifty States (GODORT) This link opens in a new windowIn every US State and the District of Columbia, agencies are creating databases of useful information - information on businesses, licensed professionals, plots of land, even dates of fish stocking. Some of this content is available on search engines, but much of it is part of the invisible web.
- Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature) This link opens in a new window separate sites for House and Senate bill numbers: * odd = House * even = Senate See also Florida Legislative History
- Nexis Uni - Federal and State Laws, Regulations, and StatutesSearch Federal sources (United States Code, Federal Rules, Federal Regulations) - State Statutes, Constitutions, and Administrative Codes - and Florida Sources (Statutes, Administrative Code, and Municipal Rules)
- Nexis Uni - Legal Sources This link opens in a new windowSearching Cases -- Searching Law Reviews -- Searching Statutes & Admin Codes -- Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
These links may help you find more contextual information about federal or state legislation, policies, etc.
- LegalTrac (Gale OneFile) (1980+) This link opens in a new windowprovides articles from major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers on Federal and State Cases, Laws and Government Regulations, Legal Practice, and legal subjects such as Taxation and International Law. British Commonwealth and European Union cases and law are also included.
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive (1923+) This link opens in a new windowFull-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Graphics, photos and short "sidebar" features round out the reports. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects most in demand by students.
- Issues and Controversies (Infobase / Facts on File) This link opens in a new windowA wide range of resources to understand today's controversial issues including pro-con articles, background, chronology, statistics, primary sources, audio, video, infographics, editorials, and news articles. Covers hundreds of controversies from abortion to young adult literature.
- govinfo This link opens in a new window"govinfo provides free public access to more than a million official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government."
