How
to Compile a
Using
the Connecticut General Assembly’s Webpage
Find the
Bill Number
1.
Pull down arrow to select and enter Public Act (P.A.) number
2.
Pull down
arrow and select year
3.
Click on the
Green button 
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Find the Bill History and Status 4.
Scroll down the page to bill history (in
reverse order) 5.
Note Bill Number, e.g. 5708 and Committee Name |
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Bill History (in reverse chronological order) |
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6.
Information
needed:
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The dates of
passage by the House and Senate (Needed
for finding the transcripts of debate on the floor of the House and Senate)
Find the
Transcript of Public Hearing
7.
Follow instructions
for House and Senate transcripts (section 8), but choose the Public Hearings
Transcripts database.
JOINT FAVORABLE REPORTS “are compiled by the committee clerk on a standard form for each favorably reported bill. Among other things, the JF report summarizes public hearing testimony and lists organizations that support and oppose the bill. The documents are listed here in bill number order and will open in a new window when you access them.”
Public Hearing Testimony is “written testimony submitted to
the committee for public hearing”
Public Hearing Transcripts: “Public Hearing Transcripts are
written word-for-word records of the proceedings of a committee's public
hearing.”
Find The
Transcripts of House and Senate Debate on the Floor of the General Assembly
8. 
q Go to Text Search (2008-1988) at http://search.cga.state.ct.us
q In Text: Make sure the drop down box is on: contains the phrase
q Enter date in search box without a comma (e.g. April 22, 2004)
q Enter Year
q Click Session Transcripts (2008-1988) "In Database(s)"
q Click Search button
q Select appropriate document link (e.g.2004HTR00422-R00-TRN.HTM)
q Use Ctrl-F command to search page
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Item
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Year |
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Document
Name |
Document
Title |
# of
Hits |
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1 |
2004 |
TRN |
04/22/2004 |
House Session Transcript for 04/22/2004 |
9 |
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2 |
2004 |
TRN |
04/22/2004 |
Senate Session Transcript for 04/22/2004 |
12 |
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How to Cite
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House Debate: |
38 H. R. Proc., Pt. 9, 1995 Sess., p. _____. |
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Senate Debate |
38 S. Proc., Pt. 10, 1995 Sess., p. ____ . |
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Public Hearings |
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Caution
It is best to use the paper transcripts available at the State
Library or the microfiche edition available at the Judicial Department Law
Libraries. Not only are these transcripts carefully edited by the State Library
staff and contain the official pagination but they also contain any written
testimony submitted at the public hearings.
Compiled
by Lawrence Cheeseman.