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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
Note: Titles from the HathiTrust Digital Library may have multiple catalog records, each with different volumes attached. Additional searching may be necessary to locate all available volumes.
Books
Virginia. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia[title varies]. (Richmond, 1776– ). K71.1.V84 [yr] thru K71.1.V87 [yr]
Virginia. Index of Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia [title varies]. (Richmond, 1912–2000). KFV2440.A5 [yr]
Virginia. Index to Enrolled Bills of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776 to 1910. (Richmond,1911). KFV2440.A5 1776/1910
Virginia. The Laws of Virginia: Being a Supplement to Hening's The Statutes at Large, 1700–1750. (Richmond, 1971). K71.1.V73 H5 1969 suppl.
Virginia. The Statutes at Large: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, From the First Session of the Legislature in the Year 1619. (Charlottesville,1969). K71.1.V73 H5 1969
Virginia. The Statutes at Large of Virginia, From October Session 1792, to December Session 1806 [i.e. 1807], Inclusive, in 3 Volumes, (New Series, ) Being a Continuation of Hening... (Richmond, 1835–36).K71.1.V73 S5
Microfilm
Library of Congress.Records of the States of the United States of America : [Virginia, 1660–1837 : B.2 Session Laws]: a Microfilm Compilation. (Washington,1949).Film 358
Virginia. Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia [title varies]. (Richmond, 1838–1870). Film 358a
Archival Resources
Search the Archives and Manuscripts collection in the catalog to locate individual Acts (e.g., "Act of Assembly" 1714).
