Welcome to The Senate Site

We've been documenting senate floor action (here, here and here).

As the final End of Session Crescendo arrives, here are a few pointers on gathering all that vital information for yourself.

Visit the Audio & Video Archives

1. Visit the Legislative web site.

2. On the far right side, you’ll see the “Quick Links” section. Listed under this section is "Floor Debates." Click on the Senate tab.

3. On this page, fill in the desired Legislative Session year and date.

4. Once you have chosen a specific day, all floor action of that day should show up with options to view each action (or bill debate) either visually or with audio.

Bill Search and Bill Status Page

1. On the right upper corner of the Legislative site, you’ll find the “Quick Bill Search” section. Type in your bill number, name of the sponsor or the subject of the bill into the search box. Easy as pie.

2. Click on your bill.

3. Now you're at the Bill's info page. You'll be able to . . .

Upload and read the actual bill in PDF or HTML format.

Track bill status to see where the bill has been or where it is headed and track the tallied votes it has received.

Listen to debates on the bill, either while it was in committee or on the Senate floor.

Have updates bill sent to your email address.

Etcetera. Check it out. Here's an example.

More Tracking Tools

On the left side of the Legislative site, mouse over Bills and check out the options.


The Reading Calendar

"What bill are they on now?" Also easy as pie to find out. Go to the Reading Calendar. Put a check in the House or Senate "Display Board" box. Now you know. You can see the vote count here too.

On the left side you can also check boxes to view a live video feed, list of bills to be discussed next and indications as to which bills are circled, and links to the text of all the bills on the calendars.

Leave a comment if you have any questions.