This LibGuide introduces you to legislative history/legislative intent research from Statehood through 1996. If you need to research legislative history from 1997 to the present day, please refer to our Researching Arizona Legislative History & Intent: 1997 - Present LibGuide.
What's the difference between legislative history and legislative intent? Legislative history deals with HOW a statute changed over time. Legislative intent attempts to discover WHY legislation was introduced or changed over time.
Laws passed by the Arizona Legislature. Organized into Titles by subject. Also known as A.R.S.
The official version is published by Thomson Reuters. Here is a convenient unannotated version posted by the Legislature.
A collection of all legislation enacted during a legislative session, organized by year and chapter number in the order signed by the Governor. Example: Laws 1978, chapter 201. Find them here: Arizona Session Laws
Bills filed in the House have a House Bill (HB) number. Bills filed in the Senate have a Senate Bill (SB) number. Use the bill number to track the bill through the legislative process and to look up information in the House & Senate Journals.
Daily record of legislative action in each chamber. Find the Journals here:
