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How to Talk to Your Legislator

How to Write your Legislators and Governor 

California’s Legislature: an in-depth introduction to the legislative process and state government. This heavily illustrated book is an excellent resource for students, lobbyists, state employees, and the general public. Topics include state history, constitutional and election law, term limits, state emblems, legislative procedure, the executive and judicial branches, and a legislative glossary.  http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/califleg.html

Daily File: is produced by the Assembly and Senate containing the Officers of the respective houses, the Order of Business, the tentative schedule for the entire legislative session, the bills that are scheduled to be heard on the floor and during committee hearings. There are also Daily File publications for Assembly and Senate Extraordinary Sessions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/dayfile.html

How a Bill Becomes a Law: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bil2lawd.html

How a Bill Becomes a Law Text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/guide.html#Appendix_A

Standing Committees of the California Assembly: ftp://leginfo.public.ca.gov/pub/dailyfile/asm/assembly_committees

Standing Committees of the California Senate:  ftp://leginfo.public.ca.gov/pub/dailyfile/sen/senate_committees

Assembly Member’s Home Pages:  http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset7text.htm

State Senate Member’s Home Pages: http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp