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Pull out the fiche containing your date and put it into the reader (usually face down). Take the microfiche packet to the reader/printer.Pull the relevant packet(s) of fiche for your date/Legislative Day. The drawers are organized by General Assembly and divided into sections (e.g., House Debates, Senate Debates). Note: If your bill is prior to 1982, you will need to look for the Legislative Day instead of the actual date.Important: Look up your bill in BOTH indices because information from both chambers may be relevant (see the tab at the top of the page, Readings relevant to legislative history).They are in black folders/binders on top of the filing cabinets against the back wall. Look up your bill in The Index to the Transcripts of the House Debates and/or The Index to the Transcripts of the Senate Debates.Microfiche: Microfiche is kept in the South Wing (to your left as you enter the South Wing from the main lobby).Important: Look for your debates in BOTH houses because information from both chambers may be relevant (see the tab at the top of the page, Readings relevant to legislative history).Search by date to see if the debate is available online. If a direct link is not provided, look under the Transcripts links for that General Assembly.Online: Some LSD entries provide direct links to the relevant debate transcriptions.Step 4: Locate the text of the relevant debates

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You may need to click on links labeled "Bill Status" and/or "View All Actions" to see the full information.) (Note: for older sessions the page layout may be inconsistent. You will be shown a page with the same information as in the print LSD.

Select the bill number range for your bill.

Under the Legislation & Laws section, click "Listing.".

Select the relevant General Assembly and click "Go!".

Online: From the 90th General Assembly on (1997-) the LSD is available online at.

Print: For General Assemblies prior to the 90th (1997), use the LSD print set at KFI 1215 I35.

Use the LSD to determine the dates of relevant debates (see the box at the bottom of this column, Readings relevant to legislative history). The Legislative Synopsis & Digest (LSD) will tell you everything that has happened to the bill, what amendments were proposed and what those amendments said. Step 3: Look up the bill number in the Legislative Synopsis & Digest (LSD)

Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated ("Michie")(KFI 1230 1993 A42).

Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated (KFI 1230 1993 A4) or.

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For recent Public Acts (less than one year old), try looking in the Legislative Service pamphlets shelved at the end of both annotated code sets:.For acts prior to the 94th General Assembly (2003-2004) use the link to the Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table for that General Assembly.Online: at the General Assembly Web site,.Step 2: Determine the original bill number of the Public Act Print: see the historical & statutory notes in West's Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated, KFI 1230 1993 A4.Step 1: Determine which Public Act added the language in which you are interested

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This guide walks you through how to find the text of House and Senate floor debates online and in print and microfiche formats. All debates back to 1971 are now available online at (Debates were not transcribed prior to 1971.) However, not all of the finding tools may be available online for all dates. The best evidence for Illinois legislative history is the House and Senate floor debates.