LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Step 2: Determine Which Committee Heard the Bill
The House Journal and the Senate Journal are the sources for determining which committee heard the bill. Check in the House Journal or Senate Journal index under the file (bill) number for your statute. The index will guide you to:
- The committee to which the bill was referred
- Date of referral
- All actions taken on the bill
The index for companion bills will provide the bill number for the House or Senate action, as appropriate.
The committee minutes may include:
- Testimony
- List of the bills that were heard each day in committee
- List of the subcommittee to which a bill was referred
- Names of attending members
All of these may help. If no minutes are given, the date your bill was heard in the committee is vital. With that information, you can locate the audio cassette tape of the committee's proceedings.
