Committee minutes record the proceedings of legislative committees. They are the permanent record of what occurred at a committee hearing, and can be a helpful guide when viewing video or listening to audio of past hearings.
Minutes contain procedural information like roll call, record votes, bills considered, and witness information, and at times they include other research valuable items, such as transcripts of testimony, research reports, and correspondence.
The Legislative Reference Library makes committee minutes from the 63rd Legislature (1973) through the 74th Legislature (1995) available online through its committee minutes page, and also linked to bills in its Legislative Archive System. For committee minutes from the 75th Legislature (1997) - present, check the Texas Legislature Online's Committees webpage.
Table: Committee minute availability
(LRL = Legislative Reference Library; TLO = Texas Legislature Online)
| Legislature | House | Senate | Joint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd - 71st | Online via LRL | Online via LRL | Online via LRL |
| 72nd - 74th | Online via LRL | In hard copy at the LRL (scanning in progress) | In hard copy at the LRL (scanning in progress) |
| 75th - present | Online via TLO | Online via TLO | Online via TLO |
