Vendor Evaluation Scorecard: Comparing Top State Legislative Tracking Platforms

What Today’s Teams Need From a Legislative Tracking Platform

State government affairs teams have had to manage even more this past year. With President Trump in office issuing executive orders and regulatory actions that could have significant implications for state policy, and with the 2026 midterms approaching, many states are showing increased legislative activity. Trends include redistricting efforts, election law changes, and increased introduction of bills—often in response to shifts in federal policy or as state leaders seek to preempt or react to national-level actions. These changes mean more bills, faster movement, and more complexity for tracking legislation.

Industry benchmarks and widely recognized best practices suggest the following capabilities are essential for any state legislative tracking platform, with AI playing an increasingly important role in helping teams manage the growing volume, speed, and complexity of state policymaking:

1. AI Bill Tracking
2. AI Personalized Bill Summaries
3. AI State Committee Transcripts
4. Real-Time Alerts
5. Verified State Official Contacts
6. Social Listening Across Platforms
7. Reporting & Dashboards
8. Workflow Collaboration Tools
9. Support & Onboarding Experience

Vendor Evaluation Scorecard

AI Bill Tracking and Personalized Summaries

Quorum’s AI Bill Tracking sets it apart by offering:

• A curated “must-watch” list with AI scoring and smarter filtering
• Personalized “Why It Matters” summaries based on your unique issue areas, risks, and opportunities
• Semantic search, surfacing bills written in unfamiliar terms or dense legal jargon
• AI-augmented workspace to quickly triage bills and accelerate decisions

These tools free staff from manual review and help teams focus on the most impactful legislation.

“AI Bill Tracking feeds into Avoq’s multi-state monitoring programs, giving our advocacy coalitions and clients with large operational footprints data-driven intelligence at scale. Efficiently identifying and analyzing related bills across state legislatures enhances our ability to advise on proactive public affairs and lobbying strategy.”

By contrast, FiscalNote offers limited automated tagging and is difficult to tag data to relevant issues and sub-issues. Even once a bill is tagged, it is difficult to find. Stateside and State Net rely heavily on manual processes, which can slow down identification and communication.

State Committee Transcripts and Dialogue Monitoring

Quorum provides state committee transcripts soon after a hearing, with AI-powered speaker identification, so you can understand how your bills are progressing.

This is paired with cross-platform social listening, capturing mentions on:

• X (formerly Twitter)
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Newsletters and floor statements

These capabilities help teams identify what’s happening and how officials are talking about it, giving them a deeper layer of policy intelligence.

“[Quorum] was super helpful in terms of getting us into the social media, [see] where people were leaning, and if we need to circle back to them in the capital or to put in a few more constituent phone calls or office visits.”

FiscalNote has partial coverage that varies by state, while State Net and Stateside do not provide State transcripts. Partial coverage makes it harder for teams using those tools to capture the nuance of committee debates or track how lawmakers frame issues in real time.

Workflow and Reporting Tools Built for Strategy

Quorum’s platform enables cross-functional collaboration by integrating:

• State official contacts integrated with Outbox
• Bill tracking with stakeholder assignments
• Custom notes and internal alerts
• AI-powered content creation
• CRM functionality for lawmaker engagement
• Reports with AI-driven insights and advanced visuals
• Shareable dashboards and interactive spreadsheets with automatic updates

This is especially valuable for teams operating across regions or managing internal reporting to leadership.

“We’re able to translate [results] into real numbers for our CEO and other leadership. That wouldn’t be possible without Quorum.”

Other platforms offer reporting, but often require manually exporting data or building dashboards and does not include visuals.

Onboarding, Support, and Long-Term Partnership

Quorum differentiates itself in customer experience with:

• Live onboarding tailored to team roles
• On-demand training library
• Optional professional services

Stateside operates on a services model, which often means delays between policy events and alerts. FiscalNote and State Net users report mixed experiences with responsiveness and onboarding clarity.

Final Takeaway: Evaluate Based on What Matters Most

When comparing vendors, aligning features with your team’s core needs is critical. While each platform may have some of the capabilities you’re looking for, Quorum State is the only one that provides:

• The most advanced AI legislative tracking technology on the market
• More coverage across social media, press releases, and hearing transcripts
• Integrated outreach tools, CRM, and staff contact information
• Better reporting to distill and present information most relevant to you
• Unified public affairs platform covering all functional needs

For teams that want more than a tracker, a complete system to analyze, act, and align — Quorum offers a comprehensive and tested solution.

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