As introduced and changed along the way
As noted in the introduction, this will often be the most fruitful part of your search. Start with the bill "as introduced" and read in chronological order to see markup of changes along the way. Find bills for ...
- 1903-1987: Senate bills listed by year (links to full text on HathiTrust or Google Books)
- 1911-1988 Assembly bills sorted by year (links to full text on HathiTrust or Google Books)
- 1913-1988: in print, Stacks (KFC5)
- 1989-2004: in Micro Room, LL205 (case L, drawers 3-4)
- 1993-2016: archived California official bill information site (updated to Nov. 30, 2016)
- 1999-present: California official bill information (offers "compare versions" function)
- If your bill is missing from our collection, try the Main (Doe) Library's print/microfilm collection—see "Historic bills" in the "Bills" section of the Main Library guide on California Government Information: Legislative & Laws
As enacted (final)
If passed by both chambers and signed by the governor, the enacted (final) version appears in Statutes and Amendments to the Codes:
- Print: South Reading Room, KFC25 .A24—if bound volume is not yet issued, check Deering's Advance Legislative Service or West's California Legislative Service (both in the Reserve Collection, at the end of the respective brands of code volumes)
- Online: Clerk of the Assembly's Archives: Statutes (1850-2008)
- Online: Hein Online (via CalNet or campus library terminal) California Session Laws (1850-curr.)
Of course this version of the law may not match the current codified version but represents a snapshot of the law as it appeared historically at the time a particular change was enacted.
