Here's how to stay informed about state and federal legislation that affects Key West.
Bills are numbered in the order they're filed—odd numbers for House bills and even numbers for Senate bills. The most reliable place to read a bill's full text is on the website of the chamber where it originated. When searching for a specific bill, remember that the numbering system resets each year, so knowing the year it was filed will help you find it more easily.
Both the House and the Senate provide online tools to track a bill's progress through the legislative process. You can search for individual bills directly on their sites or create a tracking account to receive email updates on the issues that matter most to you.
You can find bill analyses on each bill's page. Analyses are prepared when a committee considers a bill and are updated at each committee stop as the bill changes. Even if a bill isn't amended, later committees may add details relevant to their focus.
Final analyses prepared by House staff are available on the bill pages, while Senate final summaries can be found alongside other Senate Committee publications.