Series 7230

Legislature. Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel Interim committee histories, 1967-

108.3 cubic feet and 19 microfiche sets

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains the legislative histories documenting the work undertaken by committees between the regular scheduled sessions of the legislature. This interim period currently stretches from April into January of the following year.

Scope and Content

This series contains the legislative histories documenting the work undertaken by committees between the regular scheduled sessions of the legislature. This interim period currently stretches from April into January of the following year. During the period in which the Legislature met in general sessions every second year, the interim sessions covered the two-year period from the April following the general session to the January of the next session. The Legislature creates subject-specific committees--often mirroring the regular session standing committees--to discuss issues or conduct studies as background to the preparation of legislation proposed for future legislative general sessions. Interim committees, also known as study committees, are bipartisan and made up of members from both chambers of the Legislature.
The interim committee histories are not solely limited to these major committees. Subcommittees assigned to specific topics are generally kept as individual histories asare task forces and other subject-specific study committees created by the Legislature for the studying legislation. Common subjects for study that may be handled by a Task Force, subcommittee, or similar committee include specific taxes, recodifications of portions of the Utah Code, or major issues such as retirement programs, health and welfare programs, hazardous waste, or technology topics.
Documents contained in the interim committee histories include meeting agenda, minutes, and resource materials related to upcoming legislation. Not all proposed legislation is studied by interim committees prior to introduction in the Legislature nor do all interim studies result in proposed legislation.

Research Note

Interim sessions cover two year spans (e.g. March 1971-Jan 1973) through 1977. Sessions after that are yearly (e.g. March 1978-Jan 1979). Limited records from 1986 to 1989 may be viewed online through the legislature's webpage and all interim committee histories more recent than 1989 are available online through that resource. Some pre-1989 hard copy records may be in archival custody filed under other series created by the Office of Legislative Research or other agencies within the Legislature: researchers should check the archives catalog for a more complete listing of records that may be applicable to their research.

Arrangement

Chronological by year or session, thereunder alphabetical by committee

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

The fiche in this series was pre-processed by Arlene Schmuland in September 2002.
Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10). July 2010 - December 2011

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: An electronic index to committee name, session, and fiche box number is available, covering from 1967 thru 1989. View index.

Related Material

Legislative committee records from the Legislature. Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Series 3196.
Legislative Interim Report from the Legislature. Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Series 22117, contains many of the interim committee records referenced in these volumes from 1967-ongoing.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Fiche boxDescription
1967-1969
1969-1971
1971-1973; B-E
1971-1973; G-U
1973-1975; D-R
1973-1975; S-W
1975-1977
1977-1978
1978-1979
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983; A-R
1982-1983; S-T
1983-1984; A-P
1983-1984; R-V
1984-1985; A-L
1984-1985; P-T
1985-1986; A-B
1985-1986; E-R
1985-1986; R-T
1986-1987; A-H
1986-1987; I-S
1986-1987; S-T
1987-1988; A-H
1987-1988; I-T
1988-1989; A-E
1988-1989; H-T
BoxDescription
11980-1981
21981
31982
41982
51982-1987
61988-1989
71989
81989
91989
101989-1990
111990
121990
131990
141990
151991
161991
171991
181991
191991
201992
211992
221992
231992
241992
251992-1993
261993
271993
281993
291993
301993-1994
311994
321994
331994
341994-1995
351995
361995
371995
381995
391995
401995-1996
411996
421996
431996
441996-1997
451997
461997
471997
481997
491997
501998
511998
521998
531998
541998
551976-1978
561999
571999
581982
591999
601999
611999
622000
632000
642000
652000
662000
672001
682001
692001
702001
712001
721996
732005
742005
752005
762002
772002
782002
792002
802003
812003
822003
832003
842003
852003
862003
872004
882004
892004
902004
912004
922004
932004
942002
952005
962005
972005
982005
992005
1002005
1012005
1022005