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Legislative History in Virginia
Provides resources that can be used to track pending legislation, discover the intent behind a bill, and trace the history of changes to a law
The text of most documents is available online starting in the 1980s.
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Books
House Documents
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates. Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia [title varies]. (Richmond).J87.V6 c (1829/30–1859/60); J87.V7 c (1861/62–1864/65); J87.V9 c (1865/66–1940/41)
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.Documents [title varies].(Richmond). J87.V6 g (1847–1859/60; J87.V7 g (1861–1864/65) ; J87.V9 g (1865/66, 1869/70)
Virginia. General Assembly. Documents of the Senate and House of Delegates of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia [title varies]. (Richmond). J87.V9 e (1942–2002)
Senate Documents
Virginia. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Virginia [title varies]. (Richmond). J87.V6 b (1830–1859/60); J87.V7 b (1861/62–1864/65); J87.V9 b (1865/66–1940/41)
Virginia. General Assembly. Documents of the Senate and House of Delegates of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia [title varies]. (Richmond). J87.V9 e (1942–2002)
Indexes
Newsome, Walter L. A Cumulative Index to the Numbered Documents of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1918–1976. (Charlottesville, 1982). J87.V910
Virginia. General Assembly. Topical Studies by the General Assembly of Virginia During the Period... (Richmond, 1970– ). J87.V912
Microfilm
House Documents
Virginia. Governor's Message and Annual Reports of the Public Officers of the State, and of the Boards of Directors, Visitors, Superintendents, and Other Agents of Public Institutions or Interests of Virginia[title varies]. (Richmond, 1847-1869/70). Film 1063
