{"id":379,"date":"2019-12-20T18:31:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2022-11-01T14:36:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:36:54","slug":"g-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/g-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The library\u2019s digital collections can help you dive deep into a bill and research its history or locate obscure reports, statistics and other documents.  Some of the links below are maintained by the General Assembly. Others lead to documents maintained by other agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need help navigating these collections? Call the library at 919-733-9390 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:library@ncleg.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">library@ncleg.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/Current-Bill-Books3-523x330-1.jpg\" alt=\"2019-2020 House Bill books on library shelf\" class=\"wp-image-1386 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/Current-Bill-Books3-523x330-1.jpg 523w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/Current-Bill-Books3-523x330-1-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?page_id=787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Carolina<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/g-research-nc__trashed\/legislative-history-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legislative History Resources<\/a><br><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/g-research-nc__trashed\/constitutions-nc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constitutions<\/a><br><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/g-research-nc__trashed\/courts-and-legal-opinions-nc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courts and Legal Opinions<\/a> <br><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/g-research-nc__trashed\/other-historical-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Other Historical Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/VA-Code1500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Code Books on shelf\" class=\"wp-image-1346 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/VA-Code1500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/VA-Code1500x332-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?page_id=386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Other States<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">National Conference of State Legislatures<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Cornell Legal Information Institute: States<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slcatlanta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Southern Legislative Conference<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/US-Capitol-300x225-1.jpg\" alt=\"US Capitol Building \" class=\"wp-image-2148 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?page_id=382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Government<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/founding-docs\/constitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">US Constitution<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">US Code<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/federal-register\/cfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">CFR &amp; Federal Register<\/a> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The library\u2019s digital collections can help you dive deep into a bill and research its history or locate obscure reports, statistics and other documents. Some of the links below are maintained by the General Assembly. Others lead to documents maintained by other agencies. Need help navigating these collections? 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