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State Legislative History: New York

Basic information on compiling legislative histories for the following states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York

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Legislative Documents & Resources

New York Consolidated Laws

Bill & Veto Jackets

  • New York State Archives & Records
  • New York State Library
  • Available online (1995+)

Legislative Debates

  • New York State Archives (1974-1979)
  • New York State Assembly, Assembly Information Office (1980+)
  • New York State Senate, Microfilm & Records Office (1974+)

Governor's Memoranda

  • New York State Legislative Annual*
  • McKinney's Session Laws of New York*

Assembly & Senate Sponsors' Memoranda

  • New York State Legislative Annual*
  • McKinney's Session Laws of New York*

Session Laws

Assembly Bills

Senate Bills

Assembly Debates

  • New York State Archives
  • New York State Assembly Office of Public Information (518-455-4218); (1974+)

Senate Debates

  • New York State Senate Journal Office (518-455-2245); (current legislative session)
  • New York State Office of Microfilm & Records (518-455-3200); (1960+)

 

*Not available in the LRC.  Please contact a reference librarian for assistance!

See also WestlawNext and Lexis Advance databases listed on this page.

General NY Legal Research Guides

Contact Information

WestlawNext Resources

WestlawNext provides access to several individual databases for NY legislative history, including:

  • Sponsor's Memoranda from the 219th Legislature (1996) through current sessions.
  • Executive and Judicial Memoranda from the 219th Legislature (1996) through the 228th legislature (2005).
  • Assembly Bill Summaries from the 229th Legislature (2006) through current sessions.
  • Senate Bill Summaries from the 229th Legislature (2006) through current sessions.
  • Bill Tracking: Summaries and status information concerning current NY legislation. Bills are tracked from their introduction throughout the legislative process.
  • Bill Votes from the 228th Legislature (2005) through current sessions.
  • Bill Jackets from the 219th Legislature (1996) through the 234th Legislature (2011).
  • Committee Reports and Veto Messages from Netscan legislative history.

Lexis Advance Resources

Lexis Advance includes limited New York legislative history materials for bills passed since 2001. To access the materials:

1. Follow the link above.

2. Enter relevant search terms in the "Search Within Results" box in the left column.