How to Search by Bill Number

You can search Legislation by Bill Number to review the current status and full text of one or more specific bills.

When Legislation is introduced, bill numbers are assigned. Specifically, individual pieces of Legislation are numbered sequentially as they are introduced. Most state sessions typically begin with the number 1 in both the house and the senate. There are some states that may start their numbering in the 1000 to 5000 range, and there are rare instances where there are gaps in numbering.

See About Bill Numbers and Formats for additional information.

Take the following steps to search by bill number:

1. Enter a Bill Number in the search box.Note: To enter multiple bill numbers, separate each number using a comma.

• You can choose to not include spaces, write "s" or "sb", "h" or "hb" and still pull your desired bill.  Example: CAS10, CA S 10, and CASB10 are all acceptable formats.
• If you do not know the legislative type, you can input the Jursdiction and Bill Number to search across all Legislative Types. Inputting CA 10 will get results for both the House and the Senate. Example: CA S 10 and CA H 10. Note: See Full List of Legislative Types for a full list of each state's legislative types.

2. Complete any of the following optional steps:

• In the search bar, under "All Measure Types", you can include bills from previous legislative sessions in your search by sliding the toggle for “Legislative Archive” and selecting the session year you wish to search for.

Note: The default is searching across all measure types. However, you can limit to Bills, Executive Orders, or Ballot Measures.

3. Click enter or the red magnifying glass to submit your search.