Bulk access

Full-corpus snapshots

A one-time export of the entire dataset — bills, bill_versions, bill_documents, document_text, bill_actions, sponsorships, vote_events, vote_records — as Parquet files (zstd-compressed), full corpus plus a per-state breakdown, each with a manifest (row counts, sha256, generated-at) and an attribution file. Delivered within one business day by a signed download link.

-- read a snapshot with DuckDB, no import step
SELECT identifier, title, status
FROM 'bills.parquet'
WHERE jurisdiction = 'FL'
ORDER BY updated_at DESC
LIMIT 20;

State snapshot — $99 once. One jurisdiction, 30-day window including in-window refreshes.
Full corpus — $499 once. All 51 jurisdictions, same terms.

Attribution required: credit as Data via Bill Commons (billcommons.org); Open States' own attribution requirement passes through. Snapshot files may not be redistributed or resold as-is — derived works are fine; redistribution rights are available on Enterprise. See methodology for the full data-terms.

Refunds: full refund until the download link is sent; not refundable after delivery. See data terms.

Need a state other than Florida? Tell us which one.

API keys

For ongoing programmatic access rather than a one-time export, get an API key. A free Developer key already raises your limit past the anonymous per-IP ceiling; paid tiers go well beyond that.

Scale: nightly snapshots (manual delivery until the automated builder ships).

First 90 days of paying customers are grandfathered at today's prices. Annual billing is 10× the monthly rate.

Prefer a direct checkout link?

Both flagship products can also be bought directly, no account needed — we deliver by email within one business day:

• Full-corpus snapshot — $499 one-time
• Scale API access — $299/month

Questions, or need something these tiers don't cover? Tell us via the feedback form.