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This Comment begins with an examination of court usage of Washington State legislative history and illustrates the lack of consistent judicial standards for acceptance of evidence of legislative intent. It then describes a systematic process that lawyers may use to identify and obtain relevant legislative history in Washington, and at the same time, points out defects in the record-keeping system. It concludes with recommendations to the Washington State Legislature to improve the accessibility and usefulness of state legislative history. Adoption of these recommendations would not only aid the legal researcher, but also provide the legislature with a better means to convey intent and would provide the courts with reliable information to make more accurate judicial readings of legislative intent.

Covers the administrations of Judson Harmon, James M. Cox, and Frank Willis. ; Imprint varies. ; [v. 1] 1909-1912.--[v. 2] 1913-1918.--v. 3. 1919-1920. ; Covers the administrations of Judson Harmon, James M. Cox, and Frank Willis. ; Mode of access: Internet.

In order to focus adoption procedures on the welfare of the child, national supervision must be strengthened, and a policy must be established around the basic paradigm that the best protection of a child is for the child to be raised by his/her birth family and in his/her birth country.

Although we usually think of using legislative history to determine legislative intent when interpreting statutes, Ms. Whisner shows that legislative documents can be useful for other, less controversial purposes as well.

Vol. numbers assigned by General Library, University of California, Berkeley ; Includes Transmittal Sheets no.1(Oct. 1975)-12(July 1979). ; Mode of access: Internet.