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Session Laws Library

This library contains the session laws of all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the D.C. Register.

Overview

About the Session Laws Library

First released in 2007, HeinOnline’s Session Laws Library contains exact replications of the bound session laws of all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Updated monthly, this is an ever-expanding database. It is the only complete online source of laws from all 50 states, beginning with territorial, colonial, and early statehood laws and continuing through to today. As new session laws are printed, they are added to the databases within 60 days of publication.

The database also includes the D.C. Register and the Session Laws of the U.S. Federal Government and features the entire back file of the Acts of Parliament of Canada and Acts of Parliament of Australia.

 

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Enhancements to the Session Laws Library

Thanks to customer feedback, we have successfully completed the project to enhance our Session Laws Library by indexing all 50 states to the chapter or act level from inception. Phase I of the project, which included indexing from 2000 to the present, is now fully complete. Additionally, the following states and U.S. territories have been fully indexed from their inception to the current date:

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virgin Islands
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

State Statutes: A Historical Archive

HeinOnline's Session Laws Library also includes access to State Statutes: A Historical Archive, containing more than 2.8 million pages of historical superseded state statutes. Offering a valuable source of information for researchers and scholars, this database provides an avenue to understand the creation of historical statutes. Each state has been verified using Pimsleur's Checklist of Basic American Legal Publications. Coverage dates back to 1717.