Legislative History Research

Resources, Minnesota:

• The definitive work on the subject is the Minnesota Legislative History Guide, prepared by the Legislative Reference Library
• Legislative Time Capsule, compiled by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Time Capsule pages consolidate important statistics and materials for each biennial session of the Legislature. Back to territorial times, you can quickly find information for each legislative session on members, bills, laws, vetoes, dates, special sessions, leadership, and more.
• Minnesota Legislative Process, KFM5821.Z9 M66 2015 Minnesota Continuing Legal Education.
• Minnesota Legislative History Resources (handout from Minnesota Legislative History Research CLE)

Resources, Federal:

• Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioner's Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent, prepared by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
• Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet, from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
• Legislative History Research: A Basic Guide, from the Congressional Research Service.