FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE HISTORY RESEARCH USING INTERNET RESOURCES Florida

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FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE HISTORY RESEARCH USING INTERNET RESOURCES Florida Supreme Court Library June 3, 2009

FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE HISTORY RESEARCH USING INTERNET RESOURCES Florida Supreme Court Library June 3, 2009

Since 1998, all legislative history documents generated by Florida legislative committees are available

Since 1998, all legislative history documents generated by Florida legislative committees are available on the Internet, in full text. Tapes/CD’s of hearings or debates must be obtained from the House or Senate Document Center or the State Archives of Florida.

Begin with the Florida Statute section. • Florida Statutes § 776. 031, Use of

Begin with the Florida Statute section. • Florida Statutes § 776. 031, Use of Force in Defense of Others • The aspect of the code section which is of particular interest is the duty to retreat, which was amended in 2005. • Florida Statutes (1997 – current) Florida Legislature site • http: //www. leg. state. fl. us/Statutes/index. cfm? Mode=View%20 Statutes&Submenu=1 &Tab=statutes

Identify Florida laws which enacted or amended the statute section. • Look at the

Identify Florida laws which enacted or amended the statute section. • Look at the history line at the end of the statutory text, to identify the laws that enacted or amended the statute section.

Look at the text of the laws. s. 13, ch. 74 -383 (enacted the

Look at the text of the laws. s. 13, ch. 74 -383 (enacted the law) s. 1189, ch. 97 -102 (amended the law) s. 3, ch. 2005 -27 (amended the law) Remember that the law dealing with the duty to retreat was amended in 2005. If you didn’t have this information, you would need to look at all listed laws, to see which law enacted or amended the relevant part of the statute section.

Look at the text of the laws. • Using the chapter number of the

Look at the text of the laws. • Using the chapter number of the relevant law, go to the Laws of Florida for that year. • s. 3, ch. 2005 -27 • Laws of Florida (1999 – current) Florida Department of State site • http: //laws. flrules. org/

Identify the House or Senate bill number. • The House or Senate bill number

Identify the House or Senate bill number. • The House or Senate bill number is listed immediately below the chapter number of the law. • The bill number and year are required to locate legislative history documents.

Look at the bill and all related information. • ch. 2005 -27 = Senate

Look at the bill and all related information. • ch. 2005 -27 = Senate Bill No. 436, 2005 • House and Senate Bills (1998 – current) Senate site • http: //www. flsenate. gov/Session/index. cf m? Mode=Bills&Sub. Menu=1&Tab=session&S tart=2&End=100&Year=2007 B&Chamber= Senate

Look at all actions on the bill. • All actions are listed in chronological

Look at all actions on the bill. • All actions are listed in chronological order below the bill summary. • This source provides the dates of each action on the bill, including introduction, and an indication of any companion bills. • References are to page numbers in the House or Senate Journal.

Look at various versions of the bill. • All versions are listed. • Full

Look at various versions of the bill. • All versions are listed. • Full text of each version is available as a web page or in PDF format. • It’s often useful to look at the bill, as introduced.

Look at committee amendments and floor amendments. • All amendments are listed in chronological

Look at committee amendments and floor amendments. • All amendments are listed in chronological order. • Full text of each amendment is available as a web page or in PDF format.

Look at available legislative history documents and vote history. • All available documents are

Look at available legislative history documents and vote history. • All available documents are listed in chronological order. • Full text of each document is available in PDF format. • Vote histories are available as web pages.

Look at the House or Senate Journal. • The Journal provides the order of

Look at the House or Senate Journal. • The Journal provides the order of floor actions and the text of floor amendments. • Pay special attention to the date when amendments were adopted or failed.

Look at the House or Senate Journal entry. • March 22, 2005 • Senate

Look at the House or Senate Journal entry. • March 22, 2005 • Senate Journal, p. 244 • Journals of the Senate and House (1998 – current) Senate website • http: //www. flsenate. gov/Session/ind ex. cfm? Mode=Journals&Submenu=3& Tab=session

Request legislative history documents, if not available on the Internet. • Call the appropriate

Request legislative history documents, if not available on the Internet. • Call the appropriate source to order audiotapes/CD’s of committee hearings and floor debates, depending on when the bill was enacted. • If bill was enacted before 1998, call the appropriate source for related legislative history documents, depending on when the bill was enacted.

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