HD66 - Ways to Provide Legislative Intent

  • Published: 1989
  • Author: General Assembly. Joint Subcommittee
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 29 (Regular Session, 1988)

Executive Summary:
House Joint Resolution No. 29, agreed to during the 1988 Session of the General Assembly, established a joint subcommittee to study ways to provide legislative intent. The Joint Subcommittee was directed to study means of recording indications of intent for legislative actions. The resolution stated that legislative history as a source of legislative intent was almost nonexistent and that some effort should be made within the legislative process to record the intent of legislative actions, at least the legislative actions of substantially significant bills. The resolution also noted that most state legislatures did not maintain verbatim records of the deliberations on legislation.