washington state legislative history
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Washington State Legislative History. Cheryl Nyberg Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library University of Washington. Handout. In your handout packet On the Gallagher Law Library website, http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/washleghis.html. What Is Legislative History?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Washington State Legislative History
Cheryl NybergMarian Gould Gallagher Law Library
University of Washington
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Handout
In your handout packetOn the Gallagher Law Library website, http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/washleghis.html
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What Is Legislative History?
Chronological proceeding of a bill through legislative considerationDocuments created through the legislative processUnderstanding the intent of the legislature in enacting the law
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Important Considerations
Timeframe: mid-1970s to dateInternet access: 1997 to dateLimited number of useful documentsResearch may not yield useful documentsArchival material available in OlympiaKnow when to say when
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Documents & Material
The billOriginalAmendmentsFinal
Bill reportsChronologyHouse and Senate journals
Debates recorded on audiotapesBill files at the State Archives or the committeesVideo archives on TVWNewspapers
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Statute to Bill
Historical note indicating date of original enactment and subsequent amendmentRefers to the year, chapter number, and section of the chapterText of session law found in the Laws of Washington, chronological arrangement of laws enacted in Washington
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RCW to Session Law
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RCW to Session LawRCW 35.21.217Utility services -- Deposit -- Tenants' delinquencies --
Lien.(1) Prior to furnishing utility services, a city or town
may require a deposit to guarantee payment for services. However, failure to require a deposit does not affect the validity of any lien authorized by RCW 35.21.290 or 35.67.200. A city or town may determine how to apply partial payments on past due accounts.
[1998 c 285 § 1.]
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Session Law to Bill NumberLegislature’s homepage, http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/default.htm Bill information, http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/bills.cfm Bill information for 1997-1998, http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo/bills97_98.html Chapter to bill table, http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/1997-98/chapter_to_bill_table.txt
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Tips
Look at names of column headings to understand how the information is presentedUse browser’s Edit, Find on Page feature to quickly locate chapter numberRefer to bound volumes of the Laws of Washington for dates before 1997
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Bill Information
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Bill Info 1997-98
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Chapter to Bill Table
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ESHB?
For list of acronyms and explanations, see Key to Daily Status ReportNext, House Bill Information
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Detailed Bill Info
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Bill Documents
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Bill to Legislative History
House bill informationSimple arrangement by groups of bill numbers
Several entries with mysterious names and abbreviations
history.txt = procedural history (Legislative Digest and History of Bills)fbr, hbr, sbr = bill reports (Final Legislative Report)date.txt = versions of bill
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History
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House Bill Report
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Journals
Not available under Bill informationUse Legislature’s multi-database Search feature, http://search.leg.wa.gov/basic/textsearch/default.asp
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Journal Search
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Journal: “Debate Ensued”
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Journal: Point of Inquiry
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Documents & Material
The billOriginalAmendmentsFinal
Bill reportsChronologyHouse and Senate journals
Debates recorded on audiotapesBill files at the State Archives or the committeesVideo archives on TVWNewspapers
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State Archives
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TVW
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Other Sources
Newspaper articles: interviews with and editorials by legislatorsLaw review articles (more likely for federal legislation than Washington State legislation)Cases
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Conclusion
What is legislative history?What do you hope to find?Often a long and winding road that leads to nowhere.When should you stop?
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Questions?
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