New York State Government Information
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Main Branches of State Government
Executive Branch: Governor's
Office |
Departments, Agencies, Commissions | Regulations
Legislative Branch: State Assembly
| State Senate | Legislation & Law |
Judicial
Branch
Finding New York State Internet Sites and Publications
Gateways
to Resources
New
York State Documents
Governor's Office
News Sources:
Press Releases
Departments, Agencies and Commissions
- Agriculture and Markets
- Criminal Justice (Division of)
- Education
- Empire State Development (includes Tourism)
- Environmental Conservation
- Health
- Labor
- Motor Vehicles
- NYSEDRA - New York State Energy and Development Research Authority
New York State homepage offers navigation by topic.
Citizens' Guide - Offers state agency listings, contact information, and local government information
New York State Agency Web Sites and Publications
The New York State Red Book [latest edition - REF DESK JK3430 .N5] Comprehensive guide to New York State governmental organization, including information about agencies, commissions, authorities, the legislature, judgeships. Also contains county government information.
Regulations
Guide to New York State Agency Rules & Regulations - Links to rules and regulations by agency
New York State Register, 2003-2006 [Bartle Library General
Periodicals (2nd floor)] Issued weekly
Notices of proposed rules, changes to existing rules, adoption or withdrawal
of formerly proposed rule changes; public hearings; securities offerings;
and advertisements for bidders/contractors.
Official Compilation of Codes,
Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (Bartle Reference KFN5025 .A3)
Also available via Westlaw Campus Research 
An unofficial copy of the NYCRR is also available through the Division of Administrative Rules.
Legislative Branch
New York State Assembly | New York State Senate
Legislation & Law
Assembly Legislative Information System: Search by bill number or keyword. Provides summary, actions, votes, memo, and text when available.Senate Legislative Information
State home page: Select Bills/Laws for options.
Public Hearing Calendar: Tends to be more up-to-date than the Assembly's Public Hearing Calendar.
Compiling the Legislative
History of a New York State Law:
A Legislative history tutorial from the New York State Library
Summary of all bills signed into law or vetoed, Major bills discussed at length
State of New York Legislative Digest (annual) Bartle Library
Reference (REF KFN 5010 .N7)
Summaries of each bill introduced into the Senate and Assembly identifying
the laws amended and full sponsorship of the bill; Subject index of bills
and laws; Changes in the consolidated and unconsolidated laws; Governor's
Approval Memorandums and Veto Messages; Proposed Constitutional Amendments;
Senate Confirmations; Executive Orders, Senate and Assembly Members and Committees
Judicial Branch
Federal Courts Finder - New York Courts (Emory)
Full-text opinions of the U.S. Court of Appeals (also known as Circuit Courts).
New York State Unified Court System
Frequently asked information about the Judiciary in New York State.
For more information, see these related guides:
Finding New York State Publications and Internet Sites
Gateways to Resources
How Do I?
Best place to start for local government web sites.
New York State Government Information
Locator Service
Single point of access to information services provided by New York State
Government agencies, the State Legislature, and the Judiciary.
NuWeb, N.Y.
A little bit of everything including Politics
& Government in New York State.
State and Local Government on the Web (Documents Center)
Yahoo:Regional:U.S.
States:New York
Not limited to government information
New York State Documents
Checklist
of Official Publications of the State of New York (Bartle Library
Reference Z1223.5.N57 N55)
Monthly compilation of NYS documents cataloged by the State Library.
New York State Library
Homepage | NYS Documents