This collection contains the official records of the General Assembly, Connecticut's legislative body. The early records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776, and records of the State of Connecticut, 1776-1820, are found in RG 001. General Assembly Papers, 1808-2000 consist of petitions, memorials, remonstrances, affidavits, appointments and resignations, public acts, rejected bills, annual reports, reports of legislative committees, gubernatorial messages, and other official papers. Rejected Bills, 1808-1911, are separately housed, but for the period 1913-98 are located with General Assembly Papers. The record group contains journals of the House of Representatives, 1708-1905; journals of the Senate, 1708-1869; engrossed bills, 1859-1990; plus docket books, 1810-1901, containing numerical lists of petitions and memorials to the General Assembly. Also included are records of special legislative commissions and task forces, together with files of a handful of individual members, the office of the speaker, and the office of the president pro tempore. Individual bill files, as well as hearing transcripts and House and Senate Proceedings, are located in the Law and Legislative unit of the State Library.
