Following are links to abbreviated summaries of bills enacted into law that may directly affect filings made and business conducted with the Business Programs Division of the Secretary of State's office:

2007

Most enacted bills go into effect on the first day of January of the following year. Urgency bills, and certain other measures, usually take effect immediately after they are enacted into law. For a complete copy of a particular bill, please refer to the Bill Information section of the California Legislative Counsel's website. To research other legislation that does not impact filings made or business conducted with the Secretary of State's office but that may affect your business, please refer to the Bill Index section of the California Legislative Counsel's website for a list of all bills introduced in the Assembly and Senate.

The various California Codes (reflecting laws currently in effect) can be accessed through the California Law section of the California Legislative Counsel's website.