LibGuides: California Legislative History and Advocacy: Reports and Hearings

Hearings and Reports

Use the following tools to locate any published hearings or reports related to your bill:

A. Search the UCLA Library Catalog using the name of the appropriate legislative committee and keywords from the title. You may also limit the search to a year or range of years.

B. California Law Revision Commission, Reports, Recommendations and Studies,(1957-) The charge of the Law Revision Commission is to examine the law of California for defects, to consider proposed uniform laws, and to recommend changes to California law. Only the recommendations of the Commission are recognized as legislative intent. These are cited by the Deering’s and West’s Annotated Codes. In older codes, citations are sometimes spotty and mislabeled. Often the Commission’s annual reports will include legislative committee reports on legislation which the Commission has recommended. The predecessor of the California Law Revision Commission, the California Code Commission (1929-53), also published reports, notes, and drafts of codes.

California Law Revision Commission materials are available in print and on their website:

California Law Revision Commission Printed Reports, Recommendations, and Studies

Reports and recommendations and studies by California Law Revision Commission
Call Number: Law Library Stacks KFC27.L38 A156

Publication Date: 1955-

C. California State Publications

Joint publications catalog by California. Legislature.
Call Number: Law Library Reference Reading Room KFC20 .R47

Publication Date: 1984-1989

This catalog lists the reports and hearing transcripts available from the Joint Publications Office of the California Legislature. Organized by committee name.
California Legislature. State Senate Publications Office Catalogue.
Call Number: Law Library Reference Reading Room KFC20 .S46

Publication Date: 1995-2003

Lists titles, including hearing transcripts and reports available from the Senate Publications Office.
Hearings and Reports of the Committees of the California Legislature
Call Number: Law Library Reference Reading Room KFC20 .R46

Publication Date: 1961-1984

These are indexed by year and committee name. In some sessions, reports and transcripts of hearings are listed in separate sections.
California state publications
Call Number: Law Library Stacks Z1223.5.C2 C2

Publication Date: 1945-2003

Not as comprehensive as the first two in this list.

California State Publications (2001-)

California legislative committees and reports by California. Legislature. Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Legislative Analyst.
Call Number: Law Library Stacks JK8771 .C36a

Publication Date: 1937-1973

Lists interim legislative committee reports.