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Arizona Legislative History: A Research Guide
(Arizona State University, Ross-Blakely Law Library)
Arizona Legislative History: a Step-by-Step Research Guide
(The University of Arizona Law Library)
Legislative Study Committee Reports
(Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records:
Law and Research Library Division)
Arkansas Legislative History Research
(University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Library)
Arkansas Legislative History Research Guide
(SWALL Bulletin)
Bills and the Legislature
(California State Assembly, Office of the Chief Clerk)
California Legislative History
(UCLA Law Library)
California Legislative History
(University of San Diego Legal Research Center)
California Legislative History Information
(Los Angeles County Law Library)
California Resources » Legislative
(Golden Gate University Law Library)
Compiling a California Legislative History
(University of California Hastings Law Library)
Complimentary Resources
(Legislative Research Incorporated)
Finding California Legislative History
(University of California Berkeley Law Library at Boalt Hall)
Finding California Legislative History: Guide and Checklist
(University of San Francisco Law Library)
Information and Services: California
(Legislative History & Intent)
Official California Legislative Information
(Legislative Counsel, State of California)
Colorado Legislative History
(University of Denver College of Law, Westminster Law Library)
Colorado Statutes and Legislative Information
(University of Denver College of Law, Westminster Law Library)
Legislative Records
(Colorado State Archives)
Research Colorado Statutes
(University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Kraemer Family Library)
Uncovering Legislative History in Colorado
(Colorado Association of Law Libraries, Legal Research Corner)
Uncovering Colorado Legislative Law-making and Legislative Intent.
(Alvin Dong, Reference Librarian, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Biddle Law Library. Published in Colorado Libraries, v.25:3, Fall 1999.)
Connecticut Legislative History
(University of Connecticut School of Law Library)
Guide to Connecticut Legislative History
(Connecticut State Library)
How to Compile Connecticut Legislative Histories…
(State of Connecticut Judicial Branch)
Compiling a Delaware Legislative History
(Widener University School of Law Legal Information Center)
Delaware Legislative Information
(Delaware Legislative Library)
Documenting Florida Legislative Intent
(University of Central Florida Libraries)
Florida Legislative History Guide
(University of Miami Law Library)
Florida Legislative History
(University of Florida, Legal Information Center)
Legislative Committee Records
(Bureau of Archives & Records Management)
Nancy P. Johnson, Elizabeth G. Adelman & Nancy J. Adams, Georgia Legal Research (Carolina Academic Press 2007).
Chapter 5: Legislative History
GeorgiaTrack: Online Legislation Tracking Service
(A joint service provided by the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) and Capitolimpact LLC, (CI) to monitor Georgia State Legislation)
Legislation
(Georgia General Assembly)
Peach Sheets
(Georgia State University Law Review)
Researching Georgia Law (2006 edition),
22 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 381 (2005). HeinOnline
How to Research an Illinois Legislative History
(Supreme Court of Illinois Library)
Illinois Legislative Histories
(University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries,
Government Documents Department)
Illinois Legislative History
(Washington University Law Library)
Illinois Legislative History
(University of Illinois College of Law Library)
Illinois Legislative History
(GODORT Handout Exchange)
Illinois Legislative History
(Pritzker Legal Research Center, Northwestern University)
Legislation FAQ
(Illinois State Bar Association)
Legislative Links
(Illinois State Bar Association)
Researching Legislative History
(Legislative Reference Bureau, Illinois General Assembly)
Tracing Legislation in Illinois: A Guide to Selected Sources
(Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
Legislative Research: Where to Locate Indiana Legislative History Sources
(Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Law Library)
Locating State Legislative Histories
(Indiana University—Indianapolis, School of Law Library)
Policy Making in Indiana: Processes and Sources
(Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne, Walter E. Helmke Library)
Kansas Legislative Research Guide
(Washburn University School of Law Library)
Kansas Statutory Interpretation
(The University of Kansas School of Law Library)
Kentucky Legislative History
(University of Louisville
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Library)
Tracing Legislative History
(Kentucky Legislature)
Compiling a Legislative History and List of Legislative Histories Compiled by the Staff of the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library
(Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library)
Compiling a Maine Legislative History
(University of Maine School of Law)
Ghosthunting: Searching for Maryland Legislative History
(Maryland State Law Library)
Legislative History Resources
Department of Legislative Services, Maryland General Assembly
Sources for Compiling Maryland Legislative Histories
(Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law)
How to Trace a Massachusetts Legislative History
(University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Legislative History: What? and Why?
(New England School of Law)
Massachusetts Legislative
(Boston College Law Library)
Legislative History Resources and Massachusetts Legislative History
(State Library of Massachusetts)
Massachusetts Legislative History
(Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Massachusetts Legislative History: Resources and Research Steps
(New England School of Law)
Michigan Legislative Histories
(Wayne State University Arthur Neef Law Library)
Michigan Legislative Histories
(University of Michigan Documents Center)
Sources of Michigan Legislative History
(Michigan State University Libraries)
Sources of Michigan Legislative History
(Library of Michigan)
Sources of Michigan Legislative History
(from Michigan Manual 2003-2004)
(Michigan Legislature)
How to Use the Legislative Web Site to Research Legislative Issues
(Minnesota State Legislature)
Minnesota Legislative History Step-by-Step
(Minnesota State Legislature)
Research Guides
Click on “Legislative History for Cite Checking” to download
(Saint Louis University Law Library)
Wanda M. Temm & Julie M. Cheslik, Missouri Legal Research (Carolina Academic Press 2007). Chapter 8: Legislative History
Compiling a Nebraska Legislative History
(Creighton University Law Library)
How To Find Nebraska Legislative Histories
(Calvin T. Ryan Library, University of Nebraska)
Library Publications
This page links to several Nebraska Legislative History guides.
(Creighton University Law Library)
Research Library
This page has links to legislative materials, as well as a tutorial on how to compile a Nevada legislative history.
(Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library)
Legislative History Advanced Search
A searchable database of over 3,300 legislative histories compiled by Research Library staff.
(Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library)
Legislative Histories
(New Jersey State Library—posts on the Web compiled legislative histories, of all New Jersey laws of general and permanent nature that are added to NJSA, from 1998.)
Pathfinder: NJ Legislative History Research
(Rutgers Law Library—Newark)
New Mexico State Legislature (Legal Handbook)
(Legislative Council Service)
Legislative Intent
(The New York State Library)
New York Legislative History
(Charles B. Sears Law Library, University at Buffalo Law School)
New York Legislative Service, Inc.
(Research Specialists on New York State and New York City Law and Legislation)
New York State—Legislative History
(Zimmerman's Research Guide)
New York State Legislative History Materials
(Albany Law School Library, Union University,
see also New York State Constitution Research Aid)
A Guide to Legislative History in Ohio
(Ohio Legislative Service Commission)
Ohio Legislative History Guide
(University of Cincinnati College of Law Library)
Resources for Compiling a Legislative History of an Ohio Law
(The Ohio State University, Libraries Government Documents)
Library User Guide—State Legislative History
(Oklahoma City University School of Law Library)
Resources Regarding Oklahoma’s Legislative Measures
(Oklahoma Department of Libraries)
Legislative History Resources
(Boley Law Library, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College)
Legislative Research
(Oregon State Archives)
Oregon Legislative History
(Boley Law Library, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College)
Compiling a Pennsylvania Legislative History –
Making a Daunting Task Seem Easy
(Jenkins Memorial Law Library, Kristin McKeaney, Reference Librarian. Published in 23 Pennsylvania Law Weekly 12, January 3, 2000)
How to Compile a Pennsylvania Legislative History
(Jenkins Memorial Law Library)
Pennsylvania Legislative Histories
(Jenkins Memorial Law Library)
Researching Legislative History and Intent
(Legislative Reference Library of Texas)
Texas Legislative History
(SMU Underwood Law Library)
Texas Legislative History Research
(Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas School of Law)
Legislative Intent and Legislative History
(Utah State Archives and Records Service, Division of State Archives)
State Legislative History
(Quinney Law Library, University of Utah)
State Legislative Research: Tips Using Utah as a Model
(Quinney Law Library, University of Utah)
Utah Legislative History
(Quinney Law Library, University of Utah)
Legislative History—Variations on a Theme
(Paul Donovan, Law Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries)
Vermont Legislative Research Shop
(The University of Vermont)
Legislative History
(Virginia Division of Legislative Services, Legislative Reference Center)
Virginia Legal Research, Research Guide No. 15.
Section III discusses Virginia Legislative History
(University of Virginia Law Library)
Legislative History
(Washington State Archives)
Washington State Legislative History
(The University of Washington Gallagher Law Library)
Washington State Legislative Sessions
(Washington State Library)
Researching Legislative History in Wisconsin
(Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau)
Researching the Legislative History of Wisconsin Laws:
A Selected Bibliography
(The University of Wisconsin Law Library)
Text and History of a Legislative Proposal
(Wisconsin State Legislature)
Wisconsin Legislative History
(Marquette University Law Library)
Legislative History of Wyoming Laws
(Wyoming State Legislature)
Compiling Wyoming Legislative Histories
(George W. Hopper Law Library,
University of Wyoming College of Law)
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