The library's chat and legislative hotline lead to the State Library's reference division. Our professional reference librarians welcome questions from legislators, legislative staff, state employees, librarians and visitors.
State Library reference librarians can access resources in print and digital collections to answer your questions and assist your research. Our collections include federal and state documents, public policies, legal resources, newspapers, print books and audiobooks for your enjoyment and learning.
If you need research help or would like to better understand what the State Library of Kansas does for Kansans, Kansas libraries, legislators and state agencies, please ask us.
The Legislative Hotline, 800-432-3924, is a free service of the State Library of Kansas Reference Division and is accessible all year. Since 1975, the purpose of the Legislative Hotline is to provide all Kansans with a toll-free resource for up-to-date information about legislative activity.
Your calls are answered by professional librarians with experience in legislative process, who provide up-to-the-minute information about legislative topics that matter most to you. A team of reference librarians provide unbiased and timely answers to questions about the legislature, such as providing bill numbers and bill status, tax policies, general legislative process, as well as dates and calendar information.
The toll-free number, 800-432-3924, also provides a means for Kansas constituents to contact their elected legislative representatives. Librarians who answer the hotline may take a short message for one or both of the caller's legislators. All messages must include the caller’s name, town in Kansas, and phone number for the legislator to return the call. However, librarians answering the hotline are not able to transfer calls to office staff and other phone numbers.
Some common questions:
Call the Legislative Hotline, 800-432-3924.
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