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RESEARCHING STATE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

State Legislative History ResearchLegislative Documents

Session Laws Law Library (e.g., Indiana Acts) Official Legislative Web Sites (e.g., Indiana)

Noncode Acts HeinOnline (Session Laws Library)

Bill/Resolution number Indexed in legislative journals

Indiana House and Senate Journals Online and Historical

Statements of intent House or Senate Journals

Committee Records Reports, debate, hearing transcripts and testimony

Brevier Legislative Reports (Indiana) Legislative Histories - Record Availability (Nebraska)

Audio or Video Records of Legislative Debates and Committee Hearings Debate, hearings and work sessions

http://www.in.gov/legislative/2407.htm

http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/noncode/

http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1262196


http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=journal%20of%20the%20indiana%20state%20senate%20AND%20collection:americana%20AND%20subject:%22Indiana.%20General%20Assembly.%20Senate--Periodicals%22

http://www.law.indiana.edu/lawlibrary/collections/digital.shtml

http://nebraskalegislature.gov/divisions/history.php

http://nebraskalegislature.gov/divisions/history.php

State Legislative History ResearchFree Online Resources for Legislative Documents

State’s Legislative Body Websites Free access to all full text bills/resolutions from current

legislative session E.g., Indiana

Searchable by keyword or bill/resolution number PDF or text Retrospective coverage?

E.g., Indiana Session Archives

CQ StateTrack Free nationwide legislative searching (bills/resolutions) Full text or phrase searching State legislatures’ current session Links to official state web sites

http://www.in.gov/legislative/index.htm


http://cqstatetrack.com/

http://cqstatetrack.com/

State Legislative History ResearchFree Online Resources and Guides

State Legislative History ResearchFree Online Resources and Guides

Cornell LII: Law by source: State (Select jurisdiction, then click links under "Constitution and Legislation")

Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.: State Legislatures, State Laws and State Regulations

National Conference of State Legislatures (Select state(s), then under "One Content Area" choose "Bills" or "Legislators")

State and Local Government on the Net: State Legislatures (Choose from multiple legislative sites by state)

http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing.html

http://www.llsdc.org/state-leg/

http://www.llsdc.org/state-leg/

http://www.ncsl.org/public/leglinks.cfm

http://www.statelocalgov.net/50states-legislature.cfm

http://www.statelocalgov.net/50states-legislature.cfm

State Legislative History ResearchPrint Resources

State Legislative Sourcebook, Government Research Service

[Reference JK2495 .S689]

Guide to State Legislation, Legislative History, and Administrative Materials, by William H. Manz [Reference KF1 .F57 2008]

State Legislative History ResearchCommercial Databases

HeinOnline > Spinelli's Law Librarian's Reference Shelf > AALL GD-SIS State Bibliographies

Westlaw – State Legislative History Databases

Lexis – Legislative Bill History Files

LexisNexis State Capital



State Legislative History Research

Secondary Sources Law Journals

Indiana Law Journal, Indiana Law Review, Notre Dame law Review, Valparaiso University Law Review

Indexes and Full Text Sources Index to Legal Periodicals & LegalTrac HeinOnline Westlaw Lexis

Secondary Sources Bar publications, newspapers (legal and

general), blogs Res Gestae – the Indiana State Bar Association

magazine. CasemakerX

The Indiana Lawyer – Provides statewide coverage of Indiana's legal community, state and local courts, and the legislature.

The Indiana Law Blog

State Legislative History Research

http://www.casemakerx.com/home.php

http://www.indianalawblog.com/

State Legislative History ResearchWhat else to consider?

Duplicative legislation

Amendments and omnibus bills

Legislation across time