Legislative History in Connecticut

• Complete House and Senate transcripts in our print collection begin in 1953. Public hearings extend further back to 1899 but are incomplete, and some pre-1953 committees are unavailable.
• Our digital collections contain transcript volumes of select earlier years as well as 2008-present.
• All legislative history transcripts in both our print and digital collections can be legally cited and certified.
• Note: In 2018, only House, Senate, & several committee hearings were transcribed. Compiled histories marked with “not transcribed” means nothing is available.  Questions regarding this situation should be directed to Legislative Management at (860) 240 0100.

Connecticut Constitutional Amendment Legislative Histories

The table linked below contains the full-text legislative history for each constitutional amendment passed between 1965 and 2023, as well as other details like adoption date, vote totals, and section numbers amended.

Landmark Legislative Histories

Separately prepared volumes contain compiled legislative histories on select landmark Connecticut legislation.  In addition to the complete official transcripts, these volumes include:

• Act summaries
• Glossary of terms
• Relevant supporting material from the Permanent Bill File Archive and the State Documents Collection.