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Legislative Records

Originals of legislative petitions, bills, resolves, messages, and reports since 1820 are maintained in this collection.

The development of the legislative process was heavily influenced by Massachusetts, of which Maine was a province until 1820. Legislative materials exist in a variety of forms: bills, acts, resolves, and legislative records. The Archives retains both the "original papers" and the printed "legislative documents." Of course, the final products are the acts and resolves which are promulgated and published as public laws, private and special laws, and resolves. In addition, various reports, messages and studies may be found among the legislative business papers.

Page updated December 8, 2005