Welcome to the Missouri Legislative Library! The Legislative Library works to serve the archival and research needs of the General Assembly legislators, staff and constituents. We offer a variety of digital and print tools to assist in this mission. If you have questions, contact us by chat on this website or using the information on our Contact Us page.

Library Research Tools

The Legislative Library offers the subscription resources linked below free of charge within the State Capitol or within the Legislative Library, as noted.

• Legislative Library Catalog

  Small book collection focused on Missouri History and legislative policy

• Legislative History Database

  Browse our growing collection of digitized legislative history materials

• America’s News Collection

  Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more

• Kansas City Star

  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch

  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online

• Columbia Daily Tribune

  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online

• Jefferson City News Tribune Collection

  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online

• USA Today – 1987 to Current

  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online

• Westlaw

  Legal database with secondary and primary sources: statutes, codes, arbitrations, case law, legal encyclopedias, journals, treatises and law reviews

• ProQuest

  Policy File Index: timely, updated information from over 350 public policy think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, university centers and advocacy groups

• GovSearch

  A single, authoritative source for contact information for government decision and policy makers

• Congressional Digest

  Neutral analysis of current controversies: pros and cons, background and verbatim arguments of legislation before Congress

• Legislative Library eBook Collection

  A curated collection of open-access eBooks on the topics of law, public policy, and history

• HeinOnline Collections

  Four specialized legal databases offered free of charge to libraries. Available in-library only.

• State and Local Government Review

  The premier journal of scholarship, practical engagement, and discourse on state and local governance. Available in-library only.

Find more free research databases and websites on our Research page!

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Print Collections

The Legislative Library also maintains extensive print collections organized into the categories listed below.

• Legislative Records

  • Legislative History materials (Browse our growing collection of digitized materials using our Legislative History Database)
  • Revised Statutes of Missouri (1825 – Present)
  • House and Senate Journals (1800 - Present)
  • Session Laws (Territorial Assembly – Present)

• Monographs/Periodicals

  • Small book collection focused on Missouri history and legislative policy (Search library print materials using the Legislative Library Catalog)
  • Newspapers and Magazines
  • Policy Journals
  • Law Reviews

• Government Publications

  • Missouri State Government Documents
  • Missouri Constitutional Convention reports

Contact us for more information!