http://www.courts.wa.gov/library/?fa=library.displayGuides&fileID=rschGuideLeg

Outlines basic procedures for conducting legislative history research in Washington state.

https://libguides.law.gonzaga.edu/waleghistory

This guide identifies online and print sources for researching the legislative history of bills enacted by the Washington State Legislature.

https://guides.lib.uw.edu/law/waleghis

(206) 543-6794

PDF: https://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/about-wsba/legislative/5-1-how-a-bill-becomes-a-law.pdf?sfvrsn=aad905f1_0

 TV Washington contains video and audio transcripts of Committee hearings, House and Senate floor debates and more, in its Archives.

https://www.tvw.org/archives/

The Washington State Digital Archives is the nation’s first archives dedicated specifically to the preservation of electronic records from both State and Local agencies that have permanent legal, fiscal or historical value.

Located in Cheney, WA on the Eastern Washington University campus, the new facility was designed from the ground up to host this technically complex program. The web interface and database storehouse were custom designed specifically for the Digital Archives to hold the unique and very important electronic records found throughout the state, and to provide simple, straight forward access to researchers.

The Digital Archives includes a state of the art research room, complete with computer research stations, a high tech presentation classroom and a world-class data center.

https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Home

(509) 235-7500

The Washington State Legislature’s web site has historical materials dating all the way back to 1854.

Legislative history for bills introduced from the most recent 3 bienniums can be researched from the Legislature’s Bill Information page: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/

For information from 1991 through the current year, visit the Legislature’s Detailed Legislative Reports page. From there, use the Biennium drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the page to select the year of the bill, then type the bill number into the Bill Number field on the left-hand side of the page. Click the Continue button to proceed. Pending legislation can be tracked here as well.

For information from 1985-present, click on the Search (Documents) link in the Detailed Legislative Reports page and scroll to the bottom. This search feature allows you to look for bills, budget bills, bill histories, and amendments from 1985-present, bill analysis reports from 1987-present, and roll call votes from 1991-present, among other things.

Archived materials from the reporting committees (dating back to 1999 in many cases) can also be found on the Legislative Committees page of the Legislature’s web site. The materials can be found under the links for each respective committee.

https://leg.wa.gov/