BOS Archive
CSG is pleased to announce that the entire archive of The Book of the States dating back to 1935 is now available online in its entirety. As the introduction to the 1937 volume explains, "The Council of State Governments hopes that you will enjoy it; the Council knows that it can be useful to you."
Since 1933, The Council of State Governments has served as a resource for state leaders and a catalyst for innovation and excellence in state governance. Just two years after its founding, CSG published the first volume of The Book of the States. For 78 years, The Book of the States has remained a reference tool of choice, providing relevant, accurate and timely information about the states and territories.
For its first 65 years, The Book of the States was published on a biennial basis. In 2002, CSG began publishing the book annually to better capture the pace of change and policy enactments of state governments. In 2010, CSG took this format shift to the next evolutionary level by making the entire book available online in an electronic format through the organization's Knowledge Center. Volumes from 2010 to the present can be found at www.csg.org/bookofthestates.
YEARS AVAILABLE:
- 2000-2009
- 1990-1999
- 1990-1991
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: State Constitutions
- Chapter 2: State Executive Branch
- Chapter 3: State Legislative Branch
- Chapter 4: State Judicial Branch
- Chapter 5: State Elections
- Chapter 6: State Finances
- Chapter 7: State Management and Administration
- Chapter 8: Selected State Activities, Issues and Services
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Chapter 10: State Pages
- Index
- 1992-1993
- Table of Contents
- Tables
- Chapter 1: State Constitutions
- Chapter 2: State Executive Branch
- Chapter 3: State Legislative Branch
- Chapter 4: State Judicial Branch
- Chapter 5: State Elections
- Chapter 6: State Finances
- Chapter 7: State Management and Administration
- Chapter 8: Selected State Activities, Issues and Services
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Chapter 10: State Pages
- Index
- 1994-1995
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: State Constitutions
- Chapter 2: State Executive Branch
- Chapter 3: State Legislative Branch
- Chapter 4: State Judicial Branch
- Chapter 5: Elections, Campaign Finance and Initiatives
- Chapter 6: State Finances
- Chapter 7: State Management, Regulation and Personnel
- Chapter 8: State Programs and Issues
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Chapter 10: State Pages
- Index
- 1996-1997
- Introduction: The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 1: State Constitutions
- Chapter 2: State Executive Branch
- Chapter 3: The Legislatures
- Chapter 4: The Judiciary
- Chapter 5: Elections, Campaign Finance and Initiatives
- Chapter 6: State Finances
- Chapter 7: Management, Regulation, and Personnel
- Chapter 8: Programs and Issues
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Chapter 10: State Pages
- Essays: State Government in Review
- Index
- 1998-1999
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: These are the Good Old Days: The State of Governance in the American States
- Chapter 1: State Constitutions
- Chapter 2: State Executive Branch
- Chapter 3: The Legislatures
- Chapter 4: The Judiciary
- Chapter 5: Elections, Campaign Finance and Initiatives
- Chapter 6: State Finances
- Chapter 7: Management, Regulation, and Personnel
- Chapter 8: Programs and Issues
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Chapter 10: State Pages
- Chapter 11: State Government in Review
- Index
- 1990-1991
- 1980-1989
- 1980-1981
- 1982-1983
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Section 2: Legislation, Elections and Constitutions
- Section 3: The Governors and the Executive Branch
- Section 4: The Legislatures
- Section 5: The Judiciary
- Section 6: Administration
- Section 7: Finances
- Section 8: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services)
- Section 8: Major State Services (Part 2: Safety and Public Protection, Housing and Development, Natural Resources, Labor Relations)
- Section 9: State Pages
- Index
- 1984-1985
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Section 2: The Governors and the Executive Branch
- Section 3: The Legislatures
- Section 4: The Judiciary
- Section 5: Legislation, Elections and Constitutions
- Section 6: Administration
- Section 7: Finances
- Section 8: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services)
- Section 8: Major State Services (Part 2: Safety and Public Protection, Development and Housing, Natural Resources, Labor Relations)
- Section 9: State Pages
- Index
- 1986-1987
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Introduction: The State of the States
- Chapter 1: State Constitutions
- Chapter 2: State Executive Branch
- Chapter 3: State Legislative Branch
- Chapter 4: State Judicial Branch
- Chapter 5: State Elections
- Chapter 6: State Finances
- Chapter 7: State Management and Administration
- Chapter 8: Selected State Activities, Issues and Services
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Chapter 10: State Pages
- Index
- 1988-1989
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Introduction: The State of the States, 1988-89
- Chapter 1: State Constitutions
- Chapter 2: State Executive Branch
- Chapter 3: State Legislative Branch
- Chapter 4: State Judicial Branch
- Chapter 5: State Elections
- Chapter 6: State Finances
- Chapter 7: State Management and Administration
- Chapter 8: Selected State Activities, Issues and Services
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Chapter 10: State Pages
- Index
- 1970-1979
- 1970-1971
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Transportation, Highway Safety, Health and Welfare, Law Enforcement and Public Protection)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Planning, Housing and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Relations, Public Utility Regulation)
- Section 8: State Pages
- Index
- 1972-1973
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Transportation, Highway Safety, Health and Welfare, Law Enforcement and Public Protection)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Planning, Housing and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Relations, Public Utility Regulation)
- Section 8: State Pages
- Index
- 1974-1975
- 1976-1977
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Section 1: The Legislatures
- Section 2: The Judiciary
- Section 3: Administrative Organization
- Section 4: Constitutions and Legislation
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Transportation, Human Services)
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 2: Public Protection, Housing and Development, Natural Resources, Labor Relations
- Section 7: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 8: State Pages
- Introduction: Two Hundred Years of Statehood
- Index
- 1978-1979
- 1970-1971
- 1960-1969
- 1960-1961
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Highways, Highway Safety, Aviation, Health and Welfare, Corrections)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Defense and Public Protection, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Relations, State Regulatory Activities)
- State Pages
- Index
- Supplement 1: February, 1961 (Elected Officials)
- Supplement 2: July, 1961 (Administrative Officials, Classified by Functions)
- 1962-1963
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Highways, Highway Safety, Aviation, Health and Welfare, Corrections)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Defense and Public Protection, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Resources, State Regulatory Activities)
- State Pages
- Index
- Supplement 1, March 1963 (Elected Officials)
- Supplement 2, July 1963 (Administrative Officials, Classified by Functions)
- 1964-1965
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Highways, Highway Safety, Aviation, Health and Welfare, Corrections)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Defense and Public Protection, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Resources, Public Utility Regulation)
- State Pages
- Index
- 1966-1967
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Highways, Highway Safety, Health and Welfare, Corrections)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Defense and Public Protection, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Resources, Public Utility Regulation)
- State Pages
- Index
- 1968-1969
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Transportation, Highway Safety, Health and Welfare, Corrections)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Defense and Public Protection, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Resources, Public Utility Regulation)
- Section 8: State Pages
- Index
- 1960-1961
- 1950-1959
- 1950-1951
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Section 2: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 3: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 4: Administrative Reorganization and Finance
- Section 5: Major State Services (Part 1: Educational Services; Public Works, Highways, and Aviation; Health, Welfare and Domestic Relations; Corrections)
- Section 5: Major State Services (Part 2: Planning and Development; Agriculture and Conservation; Labor and Industrial Relations; State Regulatory Activities; Law Enforcement and Public Safety; National Guard)
- Section 6: The Judiciary
- Section 7: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (State and Territorial Pages)
- Section 7: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (Rosters of State Officials and Directory of State Legislators)
- Section 8: Bibliography
- Index
- 1952-1953
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Section 2: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 3: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 1: Education Services, Highways, Highway Safety and Public Works, Health, Welfare and Domestic Relations, Defense and Public Protection)
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 2: Corrections and Law Enforcement, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Relations, State Regulatory Activities)
- Section 7: The Judiciary
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (State and Territorial Pages)
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (Rosters of State Officials and Directory of State Legislators)
- Index
- 1954-1955
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Section 2: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 3: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Highways, Highway Safety and Aviation, Health and Welfare, Defense and Public Protection)
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 2: Corrections, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Relations, State Regulatory Activities)
- Section 7: The Judiciary
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (State and Territorial Pages)
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (Rosters of State Officials and Directory of State Legislators)
- Index
- 1956-1957
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Affairs
- Section 2: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 3: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: The Judiciary
- Section 6: Finance
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Highways, Highway Safety, Aviation, Health and Welfare, Defense and Public Protection)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Corrections, Planning and Development, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Relations, State Regulatory Activities)
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (State Pages)
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (Rosters of State Officials and Directory of State Legislators)
- Index
- 1958-1959
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 2: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 3: The Judiciary
- Section 4: Administrative Organization
- Section 5: Finance
- Section 6: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 1: Education, Highways, Highway Safety, Aviation, Health and Welfare, Corrections)
- Section 7: Major State Services (Part 2: Defense and Public Protection, Housing and Urban Renewal, Natural Resources, Labor and Industrial Relations, State Regulatory Activities)
- State Pages
- Index
- 1950-1951
- 1941-1949
- 1941-1942
- 1943-1944
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: The Council of State Governments
- Section 2: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 3: The States and War
- Section 4: Governmental Organization
- Section 5: State Constitutions and Elections
- Section 6: The State Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 7: State Taxation and Finance
- Section 8: State Merit and Retirement Systems
- Section 9: Planning and Housing
- Section 10: State Parks and Forests
- Section 11: Labor, Health, and Welfare
- Section 12: Education and Libraries
- Section 13: Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety
- Section 14: The Judiciary and Legal Procedures
- Section 15: State Regulatory Activities
- Section 16: A Directory of the States
- Section 17: Rosters of Administrative Officials Classified by Functions
- Section 18: Selected Bibliography of Material Concerning Problems of State Government
- Index
- 1945-1946
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 2: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 3: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 4: Administration
- Section 5: Taxation and Finance
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 1: Planning and Development; Agriculture and Conservation; Public Works, Highways, and Aviation; Health, Welfare, and Domestic Relations)
- Section 6: Major State Services (Part 2: Health, Welfare, and Domestic Relations; Regulation of Commerce, Labor, and Industry; State Business Operations; Veterans' Affairs; Law Enforcement and Public Safety)
- Section 7: The Judiciary
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (State and Territorial Pages)
- Section 8: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (Rosters of State Officials and Directory of State Legislators)
- Section 9: Bibliography and Index
- Supplement, 1947 (Part 1: Directory of the States and Territories)
- Supplement, 1947 (Part 2: Rosters of State Officials)
- 1948-1949
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Intergovernmental Relations
- Section 2: Constitutions and Elections
- Section 3: Legislatures and Legislation
- Section 4: Administrative Organization and Finance
- Section 5: Major State Services (Part 1: Planning and Development; Agriculture and Conservation; Public Works, Highways, and Aviation; Health, Welfare, and Domestic Relations)
- Section 5: Major State Services (Part 2: Corrections; Educational Services; State Regulatory Activities; Labor and Industrial Relations; State Enterprises; Veterans' Affairs)
- Section 6: The Judiciary
- Section 7: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (State and Territorial Pages)
- Section 7: Directory of the States, Commonwealths and Territories (Rosters of State Officials and Directory of State Legislators)
- Section 8: Bibliography and Index
- Supplement 1: January 1, 1949
- Supplement 2: July, 1949
- 1935-1940
- 1935-1936
- Table of Contents
- A Symposium of Forewords
- Chapter 1: The Horizon in 1935: The Present and Projected Services of the Association
- Chapter 2: Portrait of an Association: The Legislators are Providing Services for Themselves
- Chapter 3: The Other Forty-Seven: A Magazine Which Summarizes the Statutes of All the States
- Chapter 4: An Informational Clearing House: Activities of the Interstate Reference Bureau
- Chapter 5: The Lawmakers of America: Studies in Legislative Personnel and Procedure
- Chapter 6: The Interstate Assembly: Meeting of Official Representatives of State Governments
- Chapter 7: Tax Troubles: And the Solutions Which are Being Developed by the Interstate Commission on Confliction Taxation
- Chapter 8: Divided We Fall: The Council of State Governments Offers a New Means for Preserving State Integrity
- Chapter 9: Preparedness: Pre-session Conferences Arranged by the American Legislators' Association
- Chapter 10: Border Warfare: The American Legislators' Association Aids in the Solution of Interstate Motor Vehicle Problems
- Chapter 11: Officially Approved: Forty-Six States Commend the American Legislators' Association
- Chapter 12: The Almighty Dollar: Ways and Means of Supporting the American Legislators' Association
- Chapter 13: Entente Cordiale: Relationships of the American Legislators' Association to Other Organizations of Public Officials
- Chapter 14: The Men Behind the Laws: The 7,500 State Legislators Who Represent the 125,000,000 Citizens
- Topical Index
- Aids to Legislation
- Texts and Tables
- The Legislative Reference Services of the States
- Model Legislative Reference Bureau Act
- Index
- Proceedings of the Second Interstate Assembly
- Minutes of the Tax Revision Council
- Meeting of the Council of State Governments
- 1937-1938
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The Executive Committee of The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 3: What The Council of State Governments Is
- Chapter 4: History of The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 5: Chronological History of the Development of the American Legislators' Association and The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 6: The Central Secretariat of The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 7: Finances
- Chapter 8: State Government, the Monthly Publication of The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 9: The Governors' Section of The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 10: The Secretaries Section of The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 11: The Attorney-Generals' Section of The Council of State Governments
- Chapter 12: Commissions on Interstate Cooperation
- Chapter 13: Report of District No. 2 Secretariat
- Chapter 14: The General Assembly
- Chapter 15: Looking Forward from the Assembly
- Chapter 16: Interstate Commissions
- Chapter 17: The Interstate Commission on Conflicting Taxation and The Tax Revision Council
- Chapter 18: The Interstate Commission on Crime
- Chapter 19: The Interstate Commission on the Delaware Basin
- Chapter 20: The Interstate Commission on Social Security
- Chapter 21: The Interstate Commission on the Ohio Basin
- Chapter 22: The Interstate Commission on Council Development
- Chapter 23: The American Legislators' Association
- Chapter 24: The Governors' Conference
- Chapter 25: The National Association of Secretaries of State
- Chapter 26: The National Association of Attorney-Generals
- Chapter 27: The NGO Group
- Chapter 28: Other Organizations in the Field of Government
- Chapter 29: A Bibliography of Bibliographies
- A Directory of Administrative Officers
- The Legislatures
- The States
- Index
- Minutes of Interstate Conferences Held During 1935-1937 (Part 1)
- Minutes of Interstate Conferences Held During 1935-1937 (Part 2)
- 1939-1940
- 1935-1936