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New York Legislation - Government Information

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Bills and Reports

• New York State Bill Search
  Allows searching by bill number or keyword; current bills only (latest amended version). Results may include summary, action, votes, memos; plus full text of bill.
  
  
• Legislative Session Information
  Search by bill number, other document numbers, or keyword. Includes status, text, summary, and sponsors of latest amended version of bill. Current legislative year only.
  
  
• Reports
  Selected legislative and committee reports, 1998 - present.
  
  

Laws

• McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated (print source)
  New York's statutory code, compiled into 91 subject areas. Pocket parts (located inside back covers) include text of very recent legislation. Table volumes show major revisions and trace section changes. Also includes separate general indexes and popular names table. Cross-references to New York Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCRR). Source notes provide chapter numbers and year of passage. Historical notes show law's development and may reference corresponding Session Laws.

  KFN 5030 1939 A324

  Government Information Reference

  3rd floor, Bird Library

  
  
• McKinney's Session Laws of New York (print source)
  Session laws are printed in chronological order, exactly as they were passed. Also includes related reports and memoranda. "Legislative findings and purpose," if available within the Session Law, express the official intent of the legislation. They do not show subsequent appeals or amendments. Pamphlets contain subject indexes and cumulative tables indicating which sections of the Consolidated Laws are affected by new legislation.

  KFN 5025 M3

  Government Information Reference

  3rd floor, Bird Library

  
  
• Chapters
  For the most current chapter laws, select Chapters from the menu.
  
  
• Laws of New York
  Select Laws of New York from the menu. That page will include consolidated and unconsolidated laws, Court Acts, Rules, and miscellaneous (constitution, NY City charter and administrative code). Unconsolidated laws are any laws passed by the legislature that are not part of the Consolidated Laws. They can include court acts, the NY City Charter and Administrative Code, miscellaneous laws that do not fit into the Consolidated Laws, and other special laws.
  
  
• See also the Legal Research section of LexisNexis Academic.
  
  

Rules and Regulations

• New York Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCRR) (print source)
  Official publication containing full text of current rules and regulations of all state agencies. Arranged by issuing agency. Cross references to McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated.

  KFN 5035 1995 A22

  Government Information Reference

  3rd floor, Bird Library

  
  
• New York State Register (print source)
  Provides official notification of proposed and finalized actions taken by New York administrative agencies. Some full text of regulations, most are summaries.
  

  KFN 5036 N48

  Government Information Reference

  3rd floor, Bird Library

  
  

• See also the Legal Research section of LexisNexis Academic.
  
  

Case Law and Constitution

• New York State Supplement (print source)
  Includes all reported decisions (cases argued and determined) in New York courts. Lists judges. Updated by weekly advance sheets.

  KFN 5045 A333

  Government Information Reference

  3rd floor, Bird Library

  
  
• New York Court of Appeals
  Decisions from the highest court of New York State.
  
  
• New York State Unified Court System
  Designed to make it easier for the public to interact with the court system. Includes guidelines, procedures, news, juror information, court rules, recent decisions, etc.
  
  
• New York Constitution
  Current through January 1, 2004.
  
  
• See also the Legal Research section of LexisNexis Academic.
  
  

Guides and Resources

• Legislative History of a New York State Law
  Guide to compiling legislative histories of New York State laws. Summarizes appropriate reference sources and materials.
  
  
• Legislative Intent (New York State Library)
  How to research legislative intent. Lists major resources and indexes.
  
  
• New York State Legislative History (SU Law Library)
  A pathfinder for conducting legislative history with New York state materials. Compiled by Barclay Law Library, SU College of Law.
  
  
• New York Legal Research Guide, 2nd edition (print source)
  Comprehensive guide to legal research for New York State, New York City, and for Indian law (treaty, state, and Native) within the boundaries of New York State. By Ellen M. Gibson.

  KFN5074 .G53 1998

  4th Floor, Bird Library

  
  
• New York State Legal Research (SU Law Library)
  Guide to resources available at Barclay Law Library for legal research on New York State laws.
  
  

Related New York State Pages

• New York State Assembly
  State Assembly home page. Links for Bill Search, Legislative Calendar, Public Hearing Schedules, Assembly Calendars, and Assembly Agenda.
  
  
• New York State Senate
  State Senate home page. Includes schedule, rules, directory of senators, maps, biographies, press releases. Links to live senate proceedings.
  
  
• New York State
  Official state site. Links for business, employment, education, recreation, health care, etc. Includes some press releases.
  
  
• New York State Government Information Locator Service
  Links to information services provided by New York State Government agencies, the State Legislature and the Judiciary. Hosted by the New York State Library.
  
  
• Office of the Governor (NYS)
  Includes selected news briefs, updated daily. Key Documents includes state of the state and other addresses.