legislation (legal concepts)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Declarations that have the force of authority by virtue of their passing or enactment by an official organ of a state or other governing body, such as laws, regulations, fund allocations, and international treaties.
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
27th Rhode Island Model Legislature, 1974
Item — Folder 2 27th Rhode Island Model Legislature 1974
Identifier: 1995-30
Dates:
1974
Acts and Resolves transcription
Item — Volume Acts and Resolves transcription, 1647-1684
Identifier: C#00125
Abstract
Single volume contains a transcription of the acts passed by the General Assembly during the colonial period. Subjects vary.
Dates:
1647-1684
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Affidavits, 1999
Sub-Series
Identifier: 1999-05; 2001-09; 2007-02
Abstract
Includes affidavits/releases to make payments on the claim (some are original and signed, others are copies).
Dates:
1999
Black Rhode Islanders Collection, 1652-1885
Digital Collection
Identifier: DO 448
Dates:
1652-1885
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Capitol Television video recordings
Series — Box /s 001b to 766b; IM-001 to IM-185
Identifier: 2007-17-2023-04
Abstract
Televised recordings of general assembly proceedings.
Dates:
1984-2013
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Child Care Commission, 2012-2014
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The records include meeting files (meeting minutes, agendas, notices, correspondence, testimony, supporting records, audio tapes and audio DVDs), membership lists, retreat information, copies of proposed legislation, and correspondence made and received by the commission clerk.
Dates:
2012-2014
Claimant Files, 1993-1999
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1999-05; 2001-09; 2007-02
Abstract
Includes Claimant files arranged by bill number or alphabetically by claimant’s name. Claimants’ files include correspondence, color photographs (some Polaroid), estimates of damage, police reports, and other paperwork and forms JCAC form Report of Loss) required for consideration of claim.
Dates:
1993-1999
Committee on Reapportionment, 2001-2002
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
2001-2002
Committee on the Militia, 1861-1865
Sub-Series — Folder Committee on the militia records, 1861-1865
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1861-1865
Draft legislation (Proposed)
Series — Box Draft legislation (Proposed), 1807-1821
Identifier: 1636-1636
Dates:
1807-1821
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Engrossed Acts
Series — Folder Engrossed Acts (General Assembly), 1856-1857 (C#00055)
Identifier: C#00055
Abstract
Engrossed acts for the period 1856-7 (hand written in most cases).
Dates:
1856-1857
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Failed Legislation/Bills Not Passed
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C#00127-2006-51-2021-04
Abstract
Legislation remaining in commitee, held for further study, tabled or failed passage
Dates:
1826-1867, 1945-1948, 1961-1980, 2007-2008, 2011-2012, 2019
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
General Assembly Dockets and Lists, 1820-1884
File — Folder Senate Docket (1884) and Senate List of Members (1860), folder 9
Identifier: 1636-255
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Records received or reviewed during legislative sessions as submitted by members of the general assembly, federal, state or local officials, agencies & departments, civil, business or religious groups, private citizens or foreign governments. Includes proposed acts & resolutions, petition requests, memorials, annual reports of boards and commissions, official correspondence and communications received, committee appointments, transcripts of testimony, accounts & expenditures,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1820-1884
General Assembly Legislation as Introduced
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1995-186-2021-15
Scope and Contents
Annual numerical sequence of bills submitted by both houses of the Rhode Island legislature (text only). No supporting documentation, annotations or committee stamps.
Dates:
1899-2002
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
General Laws and Public Statutes Annotated, 1857-1956
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C#00579
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Public law & general statute codifications (1719 - 1956) & contemporary publications of General Assembly session proceedings (1764+) detailing enactments of the legislature as found in manuscript series Rhode Island Colony Records; Acts & Resolutions & Private Acts / Charters. Latter initially bound as “schedules." with subsequent volumes containing reports submitted by various boards, commissions & government agencies as mandated. Commencing in the late 19th century...
Dates:
1857-1956
Governor's vetoed legislation
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C#00881-2020-06
Scope and Contents
Record of disapproved legislation as passed by both houses of the General Assembly & transmitted to the governor for signature. May include attached committee roll call votes, substitutions & floor amendments as well as messages by governor respective.
Dates:
1950-2019
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
House Committee on Innovation, Government Ethics and Technology, 2021-2022
Sub-Series — Folder House Committee on Innovation, Government Ethics and Technology 2021-2022
Identifier: 2023-05
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
2021-2022
House Committees, 1975-2020
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1975-2020
House Constituent Services, 2007-2010
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
2007-2010
House Corporations, 1980-2022
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1980-2022
House Environment and Natural Resources, 1979-2022
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1979-2022
House Finance, 1975-2022
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1975-2022
House Government Operations, 1984
Sub-Series — Folder House Committee on Government Operations (H-9098-9176), 1984
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1984
House Health and Human Services (HHS), 2021-2022
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-05
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
2021-2022
House Health, Education and Welfare, 1983-2020
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1983-2020
House Judiciary, 1975-2020
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1975-2020
House Labor, 1980-2020
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
1980-2020
House Municipal Government, 2007-2022
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
2007-2022
House Oversight, 2004-2022
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
2004-2022
House Rules, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015-2018
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Committee records and failed legislation as transferred from established committees (Judiciary, Corporations, Labor, Health Education and Welfare, etc.) for the prior two (2) year legislative session.May contain supporting documentation respective of votes taken, amendments made, witness sheets & testimony, fiscal notes, reports pertinent, daily action sheets, etc. Series primarily arranged by committee & House or Senate bill designation; more recent/correlating files also by...
Dates:
2011, 2013, 2014, 2015-2018
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