State Legislative History: Maryland

Check out the research guide below for more information on Delware legislative history.

Code of Maryland

• Online

Bills

• MD General Assembly

Session Laws

• HeinOnline
• MD State Archives

Committee Reports

• Available in Bill Files*

House & Senate Floor Debates/Proceedings

• Audio files only
• MD General Assembly
• Legislative Services Library

Bill Files*

• Includes:bill drafting data, bill text, amendments, floor votes, etc.
• MD State Law Library

Governor's Messages & Vetoes

• House & Senate Journals*
• Session Laws

House & Senate Journals*

• Documents procedural floor action

*Not available in the LRC.  Please contact a reference librarian for assistance!

See also WestlawNext and Lexis Advance databases listed on this page.

WestlawNext provides access to several databases for Maryland legislative history materials including:

• Bill Tracking: Summaries and status information concerning current MD legislation. Bills are tracked from their introduction throughout the legislative process.
• Fiscal Notes from 1996 through current sessions.
• Legislative Wrap Ups from 1996 through current sessions.
• Conference Committee Reports from 1997 through current sessions.
• Conference Committee Amendments from 1997 through current sessions.
• House Amendments from 2000 through current sessions.
• Senate Amendments from 2000 through current sessions.
• 90-Day Reports from 1999 through current sessions.
• House Roll Call Votes from 1998 through current sessions.
• Senate Roll Call Votes from 1998 through current sessions.
• Governor's Messages from 2003 through current session.
• Amendment Text, Fiscal Notes, Committee Reports, and Veto Messages from Netscan legislative history.

Lexis Advance includes limited Maryland legislative history materials for bills passed since 2002. To access the materials:

1. Follow the link above.

2. Enter relevant search terms in the "Search Within Results" box in the left column.

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