Keep me logged in until I sign out. Most states publish introductory guides to the legislative process, including charts showing how bills become laws. Many of these guides are also available on state legislature Web sites. A separate chapter for each state provides information on legislative organizations and processes, with references to available published and online sources, including state Internet sites. Other topics covered include sources of information on individual legislators, study committees between legislative sessions, and lobbying.
Several sources provide background information on legislative processes.
Both works provide extensive coverage of Congress as well as state legislatures. Other tables provide detailed information on such issues as leadership selection, compensation, and staffing. Multistate coverage of legislatures is provided by general state directories, such as State Yellow Book and State Staff Directory , discussed earlier in this chapter. This is an unannotated listing of more than 2,500 books, articles, and dissertations since 1945. State documents, unfortunately, are generally not included.