Senate Rules Committee - Office of Senate Floor Analyses Records, 1985-2008

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Summary

Title:
Inventory of the California State Senate Rules Committee - Office of Senate Floor Analyses Records
Dates:
1985-2008
Creators:
California State Senate Rules Committee - Office of Senate Floor Analyses
Abstract:
This record group consists of 315 cubic feet of Bill Files from the Senate Rules Committee, Office of Senate Floor Analyses. The bill files may contain several drafts of floor analyses from either the Senate Rules Committee or various other committees along with amendments, and, on occasion, correspondence and background information.
Extent:
315 cubic feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], [Name of Committee], LP[number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This record group consists of 315 cubic feet of Bill Files from the Senate Rules Committee, Office of Senate Floor Analyses. The bill files may contain several drafts of floor analyses from either the Senate Rules Committee or various other committees along with amendments, and, on occasion, correspondence and background information. These records may be beneficial for researchers as they contain analyses on nearly every bill heard in each session. It is also anticipated that the Archives will receive further records from the Senate Rules Committee, Office of Senate Floor Analyses. Researchers should check for recently received, unprocessed records of the committee.

Biographical / historical:

The Office of Senate Floor Analyses was created in the 1985 legislative session by Senate Resolution 15. Prior to 1985, Senate Rule 29.8 required both the Majority and Minority Caucuses to analyze each bill prior to it being placed on the desk of each Senator. No amendment was to be considered until it also was analyzed by both caucuses. After Senate Resolution 15 was signed, Senate Rule 29.8 transferred those duties from the caucuses to the newly created Office of Senate Floor Analyses. The Office of Senate Floor Analyses still stands with the same duties today.

Acquisition information:
The State Archives received these records in accordance with California Government Code 9080(b) which requires legislative committees to transfer their records to the State Archives when they are no longer needed by the committee.
Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Physical location:
California State Archives
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Archives Staff
Date Prepared:
© 2010
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Archives Staff. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: 1 May 2008.

Access and use

Restrictions:

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Terms of access:

For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], [Name of Committee], LP[number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 653-2246
reference@sos.ca.gov
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