Florida Legislative History Sources

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Florida Legislative History Sources
State
Archives
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Center
Senate Bills KFF6 S4
1972-1998 (1st Floor Storage)
1999-2004 (2nd floor)
Bill Text
House Bills KFF6 H6
1972-1998 (1st floor Storage)
1999-2004 (2nd floor)
YES
Internet
WestlawNext
LexisNexis
FL Senate Website
FL Proposed
Legislation (Bills)
Current
Lexis Advance
1999-present
FL Full-Text Bills
FL Senate Archives
FL Historical
Proposed Legislation
2005-present
LexisNexis
1991+ (Legis;TXTARC)
Current (Legis;FLTEXT)
FL Bill Tracking
Current
Lexis Advance
Current
FL Bill Tracking
Reports
(2010-present)
www.flsenate.gov
(1998-2010)
http://archive.flsenate.gov
FL House Website
(1998-present)
www.myfloridahouse.gov
Florida Legislative Service
FL Senate Archives
1949-1963 (various years)
KFF6 Z2 (2nd floor)
Bill History
History of Legislation
YES
1969-1987
KFF6 Z2 (2nd floor)
Citator
1988-2011
KFF6 Z2 (2nd floor)
Summary of Senate Bills
FL Summaries of
General Legislation
1957-1971
KFF 6 Z15 S4 (1st floor Storage)
Bill
Summary
1957-1971
KFF6 Z15 H6 (1st floor Storage)
YES
1970-1994
http://fla.st/1hRtZAC
Senate Summaries
2010-present
Summary of General
Legislation
1970-1994
KFF 15 L45 (2nd Floor)
Staff
Analysis
Micromaterials
1988-1996
Mic KFF 11.6.A2
Arranged by session law
Selected staff analysis
1971-1997
http://www.law.fsu.edu/
library/collection/ FL_
leg_hist/index.html
FL Bill Tracking:
Historical
2005-present
1998-present
http://billinfo.leg.state.fl.us/
Select specific year
Final Legislative Bill Info.
Summary of House Bills
1998-2010
Session> Citator> Select
year> History of Senate Bills
or History of House Bills
Bill summaries can be
found using Bill History
databases.
FL Bill Tracking
Current
FL Bill Tracking:
Historical
2005-present
FL Senate Website
(2010-present)
www.flsenate.gov
1969 present
FL Senate Archives
(1998-2010)
http://archive.flsenate.gov
LexisNexis
1990+ (Legis;TRKARC)
Current (Legis; FLTRCK)
Synopsis of bills can be found
using Bill History databases.
Lexis Advance
Current
FL Bill Tracking
Reports
LexisNexis
1990+ (Legis;TRKARC)
Current (Legis; FLTRCK)
Lexis Advance
FL Legislative
Histories
1998-present
2005-present
FL Legislative Bill
History
LexisNexis
2005+ (Legis;FLLH)
FL House Website
(2001-present)
www.myfloridahouse.gov
FL Senate Website
Committee
Reports
None
1969 present
(2010-present)
Committees> Publications
FL Senate Archives
None
None
None
None
FL Legislative
Histories
1998-present
None
1998-present
Interim Work Plans, Reports &
Summaries
FL House Website 2003-present
Committees> choose specific
committee> Documents
Audio Tapes/CDs/
Committee Hearings/
Floor Debates
None
House
Senate Committees
Senate
House Committees
Videos, (2012-present)
1968-present
1969-present
Journal of the House
Journals
(includes voting
record)
1897-present
KFF18. H6 (2nd Floor)
Journal of the Senate
Audio & Video (2012-present)
FL Senate Website
YES
1897-present
KFF18. S4 (2nd Floor)
(2010-present)
Sessions> Journals
FL Senate Archives
http://archive.flsenate.gov/
1839–2010
Session>Journals & Rules
FL House Website 2003-present
Documents>choose year>House
Journals
Governor’s
Message
See Journal of the
House and Senate
YES
Sometimes available on
Governor’s website (depends
on current administration)
FL Legislative
Histories
2000-present
Lexis Advance
2005-present
FL Legislative Bill History
LexisNexis
2005+ (Legis;FLLH)