3. LEGISLATIVE MATERIALS

3.1 Typeface of Legislative Materials

Legal Documents:

Generally, the name of a published official legislative material is underscored or italicized in footnotes or stand-alone cites in legal documents, however, underscoring is the more common practice. The author’s name, whether a person or an institution, appears in ordinary roman type. See infra Rule 3.7.1.

► Fla. S. Jour. 407-08 (Reg. Sess. 2018).

► Fla. S. Comm. on Fin., Tax’n & Cls., History of Florida Tax Study Commissions 1911-1988, at 3 (1988) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

Unpublished or unofficial materials (e.g., unofficial staff analyses, audio recordings, and transcripts) appear in ordinary roman type.

► Fla. S. Comm. on Banking & Ins., CS for CS for SB 540 (2016) Post-Meeting Staff Analysis 3 (Dec. 1, 2015), https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/540/Analyses/2016s0540.bi.PDF [https://perma.cc/7KBY-EE54].

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on Govtl. Acct, Subcomm. on Loc., Fed., & Vet. Aff., recording of proceedings, at 0:57:00-2:06:45 (Feb. 22, 2017, 8:00 AM), https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/committeesdetail.aspx?CommitteeId=2911 [https://perma.cc/S55E-KQZK] (discussing affordable housing).

Scholarly Works:

Generally, the name of a published official legislative material appears in large and small capital letters in the footnotes of scholarly articles. The author’s name, whether a person or an institution, also appears in large and small capital letters. See infra Rule 3.7.1.

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. 407-08 (Reg. Sess. 2018).

► Fʟᴀ. S. Cᴏᴍᴍ. ᴏɴ Fɪɴ., Tᴀx’ɴ & Cʟꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Fʟᴏʀɪᴅᴀ Tᴀx Sᴛᴜᴅʏ Cᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ1911-1988, at 3 (1988) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

Unpublished or unofficial materials (e.g., digital materials, unofficial staff analyses, audio recordings, and transcripts) appear in ordinary roman type.

► Fla. S. Comm. on Banking & Ins., CS for CS for SB 540 (2016) Post-Meeting Analysis 3 (Dec. 1, 2015), https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/540/Analyses/2016s0540.bi.PDF [https://perma.cc/7KBY-EE54].

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on Govtl. Acct, Subcomm. on Loc., Fed., & Vet. Aff., recording of proceedings, at 0:57:00-2:06:45 (Feb. 22, 2017, 8:00 AM), https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/
committeesdetail.aspx?CommitteeId=2911 [https://perma.cc/
S55E-KQZK] (discussing affordable housing).

3.2 Florida Legislative Journals

3.2.1 Uses of Journals

Both the House and the Senate publish an official journal for each day that each body is in formal session. The journals should be cited when referencing committee or floor actions, including floor amendments.

The legislature begins a new set of page numbers each time a new session convenes. Each journal contains basic data about the number of bills introduced each session, a record of all roll call votes, and a verbatim statement of every amendment to a bill in floor debate. The accompanying indices contain a listing of the bills by subject, bill number, and sponsor. There is a separate index for each session, but no master index for the bound print volume. Most journals also reproduce the Governor’s messages to the Legislature. Additional information, such as committee voting records and committee bill analyses, is available through the Legislature’s online resources.

The Senate journals for sessions 2010 onward are available online at www.flsenate.gov. For sessions preceding 2010, Senate journals are available online at www.archive.flsenate.gov. The House journals for sessions 1998 onward are available online at www.myfloridahouse.gov.

3.2.2 Limitations

Unlike the Congressional Record, the journals do not reproduce a transcript of the floor debate. Debate must be listened to from a recording. See infra Rule 3.8.

Each journal begins on the first day of a legislative session and is published only for each day the House or Senate meets in formal session. The journals are not published during the interim and do not carry any reports of interim committee activity.

When reporting the date a bill was introduced, note that the first reading of each bill reported in the journal at the start of each session is a formality observed for state constitutional reasons. Many bills are pre-filed, and often committee activity has taken place before the legislative session officially commences.

3.2.3 In Text

Specific references to the House or Senate journals should be underscored or italicized.

► Representative Jones reported in the Journal that she abstained from voting on House Bill 256 because she had a financial interest in the subject matter of the bill.

3.2.4 In Footnotes or Stand-Alone Cites

(a) Basic Form: The basic form is:

► Fla. [S. or H.R.] Jour. [page] (session designation and year).

Legal Documents:

► Fla. S. Jour. 407-08 (Reg. Sess. 2018).

Scholarly Works:

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. 407-08 (Reg. Sess. 2018).

(b) Numbering Problems. While the legislature begins a new set of page numbers with each session (the 1976 House Journalis one of the few exceptions), more than one session may be bound in a print volume. Therefore, it is necessary to indicate in the parenthetical whether it is a regular session, a special session, or an organizational session.

The following examples are in the same volume:

► Fʟᴀ. H.R. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Org. Sess. 1989).

► Fʟᴀ. H.R. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Reg. Sess. 1989).

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Reg. Sess. 1989).

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Spec. Sess. A 1989).

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Spec. Sess. B 1989).

(c) Multiple Special Sessions. If a single volume reports more than one special session, regular session, or organizational session having the same year, and the sessions by designation are indistinguishable, then cite the exact date.

The following special session examples are in the same volume:

► Fʟᴀ. H.R. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Spec. Sess. June 10, 1970).

► Fʟᴀ. H.R. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Spec. Sess. Oct. 9, 1970).

Even though the years are the same in the following examples, the exact date is unnecessary because the session types are distinguish- able by their designations:

► Fʟᴀ. H.R. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Spec. Sess. A 2015).

► Fʟᴀ. H.R. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Spec. Sess. B 2015).

► Fʟᴀ. H.R. Jᴏᴜʀ. (Spec. Sess. C 2015).

(d) Special Parentheticals. In addition to the basic form, it is often helpful to include a second parenthetical that pinpoints the exact action being cited. This may include a particular bill, amendment, conference committee report, bill reference, or any other relevant action.

► Fla. H.R. Jour. 789 (Reg. Sess. 2018) (CS for HB 495).

If this form is used, it may also be necessary to indicate two page numbers: the first page number indicates where the relevant action starts, and the second page number pinpoints the exact item being cited. In the following example, the first page number references where the bill was first considered for action on the floor, and the second page number indicates consideration of a specific amendment:

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. 789, 796 (Reg. Sess. 2018) (amendment 1C to CS for HB 495, § 2 (2018)) (proposed amendment to Fla. Stat.§ 1008.22(3)(b) (2017)).

(e) Short Forms: The Use of “Id.” Use of “id.” generally: Use id. when citing the immediately preceding authority within the same footnote. See Bluebook Rule 4.1 for the general rules on the proper use of “id.”

Complete Reference: Use “id.” alone (that is, without an accompanying pincite) only when the footnote or citation refers to everything in the preceding footnote or citation.

Partial Reference: If the reference is to the same authority but to a different portion of that authority, then use the form “id.” followed by the word “at” and the page number (if the cite is to a different page) or id. followed by the section number, and then an appropriate parenthetical to pinpoint the matter if needed.

For example, if the id. citation is to the same bill, but to a different amendment, cite as follows:

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. 789, 796 (Reg. Sess. 2018) (amendment 1C to CS for HB 495, § 2 (2018)) (proposed amendment to Fʟᴀ. Sᴛᴀᴛ.§ 1008.22(3)(b) (2017)).

► Id. at 790 (amendment 1B).

If the id. citation corresponds to a different bill than the previous citation, include the page number references and an explanatory parenthetical where appropriate:

► Fʟᴀ. S. Jᴏᴜʀ. 798 (Reg. Sess. 2018) (second reading of SB 322); id.at 798 (second reading of HB 185).

3.3 Legislative Bill Information Publications

3.3.1 Introduction

During each legislative session, the Division of Law Revision and Information within the Office of Legislative Services produces an electronic publication known as The Citator, which is comprised of a number of separate reports. The Citatoris updated several times each day and chronologically lists the cumulative actions to date concerning all legislation filed during a session. The Citatoralso provides statistics, descriptions by bill number, sponsor reports by member and committee, and indices organized by statute number affected and by subject. The Citatoris available through Online Sunshine at www.billinfo.leg.state.fl.us/. In prior years, this information was provided in the form of a bound computer printout entitled Daily Legislative Bill Information (sometimes entitled Provisional Legislative Bill Information).

At the end of the session, the Division complies this information and produces a final report entitled Final Legislative Bill Information. Before the 1987 special sessions B, C, and D, the final version was entitled History of Legislation. This report is indexed by subject, bill number, and legislator. The Final Legislative Bill Informationreport shows all action taken on each piece of legislation throughout session, the final disposition of all bills, including the date of the Governor’s signing or vetoing, the session law chapter numbers of approved legislation, an index listing all bills introduced that implicate an identified chapter or section of the Florida Statutes, and various statistical reports for the session.

3.3.2 In Text

Do not reference legislative information sources or reports in the text. Discussing the action itself is more appropriate than discussing the memorialization of the action.

3.3.3 In Footnotes or Stand-Alone Cites

If the action is indicated in a journal or session law, do not cite to The Citatoror the Final Legislative Bill Information.See supra Rule 3.2.1. Citations to information contained within The Citatorshould be treated as an internet source with print characteristics and cited according to the principals contained suprain Rule 11.

The basic form is:

► Fla. Legis., [title of report], [year of session and type of session], [at page number] [(date and time)], [appended URL] [permanent archive link]. A parenthetical explaining the information cited is encouraged.

Because information contained within The Citator is updated throughout the legislative session, it is particularly important to employ the use of an internet archival tool.

► Fla. Legis., History of Senate Bills, 2018 Reg. Sess., at 85 (June 4, 2018, 8:15 PM), http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2018/citator/Daily/senhist.pdf [https://perma.cc/X38N-LT65] (providing legislative history of SB 994).

► Fla. Legis., Statistics Report, 2018 Reg. Sess., (Feb. 4, 2018, 8:16 PM), http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2018/citator/Daily/stats.pdf [https://perma.cc/V5CA-7T3X] (showing one bill had been subject to a line-item veto by the governor).

Citations to information contained within the Final Legislative Bill Informationshould be treated as a print source and cited accordingly.

The basic form is:

► Fla. Legis., [Final Legislative Bill Information or History of Legislation], [year of session and type of session], History of [House or Senate] Bills [at page number], [bill number under discussion].

Legal Documents:

► Fla. Legis., Final Legislative Bill Information, 2018 Reg. Sess., History of House Bills at 419, HB 3139.

► Fla. Legis., History of Legislation, 2018 Reg. Sess., History of Senate Bills at 72, CS for SB 422.

Scholarly Works:

► Fʟᴀ. Lᴇɢɪꜱ., Fɪɴᴀʟ Lᴇɢɪꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Bɪʟʟ Iɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴜꜱᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 419, HB 3139.

► Fʟᴀ. Lᴇɢɪꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Lᴇɢɪꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Sᴇɴᴀᴛᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 72, CS for SB 422.

(a) Short Forms. When the next reference is to the same year’s report and to the same house’s bill report, use “id.,” the page number cited, and the bill number under discussion.

► Fʟᴀ. Lᴇɢɪꜱ., Fɪɴᴀʟ Lᴇɢɪꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Bɪʟʟ Iɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴜꜱᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 419, HB 3139.

► Id. at 509, HB 4609.

When the next reference is to the same year’s report but to the other house’s history, use the following form:

► Fʟᴀ. Lᴇɢɪꜱ., Fɪɴᴀʟ Lᴇɢɪꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Bɪʟʟ Iɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴜꜱᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 419, HB 3139.

► Id., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Sᴇɴᴀᴛᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 84, SB 552.

When the reference is already cited (in either full or short form, including id.) in either the same footnote or in a manner such that it can be readily found in one of the preceding five footnotes, use the following short form:

► Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Sᴇɴᴀᴛᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 84, SB 552.

Where multiple report years are referenced, retain the session
identification.

► 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Sᴇɴᴀᴛᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 84, SB 552.

(b) Supra & Hereinafter. The supra and hereinafter forms may be used. Short forms should include enough information to identify and distinguish the citation from any other short forms that might be used in the document. If reports from multiple years are used, the hereinafter form should indicate the session designation and year. For general guidance, refer to Bluebook Rule 4.2.

In the following example, the bill report is the only one cited in
the document:

► Fʟᴀ. Lᴇɢɪꜱ., Fɪɴᴀʟ Lᴇɢɪꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Bɪʟʟ Iɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴜꜱᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 419, HB 3139 [hereinafter Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴜꜱᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ].

In the following example, there are multiple bill reports cited in
the document:

► Fʟᴀ. Lᴇɢɪꜱ., Fɪɴᴀʟ Lᴇɢɪꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Bɪʟʟ Iɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴜꜱᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ at 419, HB 3139 [hereinafter 2018 Rᴇɢ. Sᴇꜱꜱ., Hɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴜꜱᴇ Bɪʟʟꜱ].

3.4 Committees, Subcommittees, and House Councils

Use the abbreviations listed in Table 1. When referring to a committee in a citation sentence in a footnote, the basic form is:

► Fla. [H.R. or S.] Comm. on [abbreviation for committee].

► Fla. [H.R. or S.] Select Comm. on [abbreviation for committee].

When citing to a subcommittee, the basic form is:

► Fla. [H.R. or S.] Comm. on [abbreviation for committee],
Subcomm. on [abbreviation for committee].

When citing to a council of the House of Representatives, the basic form is:

► Fla. H.R. [abbreviation for council] Council.

3.5 Joint Legislative Committees

Use the abbreviations listed in Table 1. When referring to a joint committee in a citation sentence in a footnote, the basic form is:

► Fla. J. Legis. [abbreviation for committee].

3.6 Legislative Staff Analyses and Fiscal Notes

3.6.1 Staff Analysis

The basic form is:

► Fla. [H.R. or S.] Comm. on [abbreviation of committee name], [bill and number] (year of bill) (version) Staff Analysis [page cited] (date of analysis) (location parenthetical or appended URL) [permanent archive link].

Currently, staff analyses are designated as a “Pre-Meeting,” “Post-Meeting,” or “Final” analysis. In prior years, analyses were often also designated as a “revised version” Both the House and Senate staff analyses from 1998 onward are available online at www.flsenate.gov.Pre-1998 staff analyses are on file with the State Archives. Location of the material may be indicated to assist the reader with locating the material.

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on HRS, HB 19-A (1984) Final Staff Analysis 2 (Dec. 12, 1984) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on HRS, HB 715 (1985) Revised Staff Analysis 3 (Apr. 16, 1985) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on Judiciary, CS for HB 631 (2018) Pre-Meeting Staff Analysis 4 (Jan. 23, 2018), https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h0631b.JDC.DOCX
&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=0631&Session=2018 [https://perma.cc/4SY4-LYV3].

3.6.2 Senate Staff Analysis and Economic Impact Statement

The Senate “Staff Analysis and Fiscal Impact Statement” is cited only as a “Staff Analysis” and follows the basic form below.

► Fla. S. Comm. on Com., CS for SB 1162 (1985) Staff Analysis 2 (May 2, 1985) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

3.6.3 Fiscal Notes

The House fiscal notes are cited like a staff analysis except that the phrase “Fiscal Note” is substituted for the phrase “Staff Analysis.” Because the Senate fiscal note is a part of the “Staff Analysis and Fiscal Impact Statement,” there will be no references to Senate fiscal notes. Location of the material may be indicated to assist the reader with locating the material.

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on Approp., HB 261 (1985) Fiscal Note 1 (May 22, 1985).

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on Approp., HB 261 (1985) Fiscal Note 1 (May 22, 1985) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on State Aff., HB 205 (2007) Analysis & Economic Impact Statement 4 (Mar. 20, 2007), http://flsenate.gov/data/session/2007/House/bills/analysis/pdf/h0205.SA.pdf.

3.6.4 Short Forms: Use of “Hereinafter”

Short forms should include enough information to identify and distinguish the citation from any other short forms that might be used in the document. This may include as little as an abbreviation for the committee and the phrase “Staff Analysis.” Note that the hereinafter form takes the same type style as the full citation.

► Fla. S. Comm. on HRS, SB 708 (1985) Staff Analysis 1 (May 2, 1985) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.) [hereinafter HRS Comm. SB 708 Staff Analysis].

3.7 Official Legislative Branch Reports or Publications

When citing to an official legislative branch report or publication in a footnote or stand-alone cite, use the following general form:

► [Author], [Title], [page number] (date) (location parenthetical or appended URL).

3.7.1 Author

Institutional authors may be abbreviated using Tables 1-7 below as well as BluebookTables T.6 and T.13. For legislative committee staff authors, use the appropriate committee abbreviations. For individuals, use the author’s full name. Shorten any middle name to a middle initial unless the author uses an initial in place of his or her first name, in which case retain the first initial and the full middle name.

Legal Documents:

The author’s name, whether a person or an institution, appears in ordinary roman type.

► Fla. S. Comm. on Govtl. Ops., A Review of Indexing of Agency Orders Issued Pursuant to Chapter 120, F.S., Administrative Procedure Act5-7 (1989) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

► Fla. S. Comm. on Child., Fams. & Elder Aff., Review of Section 63.082(6), F.S., Intervention by Private Adoption Entities in the Adoption of Certain Children in the Custody of the Department of Children and Families2-3 (2009), http://www.flsenate.gov/data/
Publications/2010/Senate/reports/interim_reports/pdf/2010-104cf.pdf.

Scholarly Works:

The author’s name, whether a person or an institution, will appear in large and small capital letters.

ᴀ ʙ ᴄ ᴅ ᴇ ꜰ ɢ ʜ ɪ ᴊ ᴋ ʟ ᴍ ɴ ᴏ ᴘ ǫ ʀ s ᴛ ᴜ ᴠ ᴡ x ʏ ᴢ

► Fʟᴀ. S. Cᴏᴍᴍ. ᴏɴ Gᴏᴠᴛʟ. Oᴘꜱ., A Rᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏꜰ Iɴᴅᴇxɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ Aɢᴇɴᴄʏ Oʀᴅᴇʀꜱ Iꜱꜱᴜᴇᴅ Pᴜʀꜱᴜᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ Cʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 120, F.S., Aᴅᴍɪɴɪꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Pʀᴏᴄᴇᴅᴜʀᴇ Aᴄᴛ 5-7 (1989) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.).

► Fʟᴀ. S. Cᴏᴍᴍ. ᴏɴ Cʜɪʟᴅ., Fᴀᴍꜱ. & Eʟᴅᴇʀ Aꜰꜰ., Rᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏꜰ Sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ 63.082(6), F.S., Iɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ Pʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ Aᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ Eɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Aᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ Cᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴜꜱᴛᴏᴅʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ Dᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ Fᴀᴍɪʟɪᴇꜱ 2-3 (2009), http://www.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/2010/Senate/reports/
interim_reports/pdf/2010-104cf.pdf.

3.7.2 Title

Do not abbreviate the title unless it is abbreviated in the original. For some reports there will not be a formal title; it will be “Final Report” or something similar.

Legal Documents:

The title of the publication should be underscored or italicized and reproduced exactly as it appears on the title page.

► Fla. H.R. Bill Drafting Serv., Guidelines for Bill Drafting 3 (1989).

Scholarly Works:

The title of the publication should appear in large and small capital letters and be reproduced exactly as it appears on the title page.

► Fla. H.R. Bill Drafting Serv., Guidelines for Bill Drafting3 (1989).

3.7.3 Date

Abbreviate the month, if used. See Bluebook Table T.12 for the abbreviations of the names of the months.

3.7.4 Location

The place where someone may acquire or examine the report should be indicated in a parenthetical.

3.7.5 Short Forms: Use of “Hereinafter”

Short forms should include enough information to identify and distinguish the citation from any other short forms that might be used in the document.

3.7.6 Conference Committee Reports

These reports are usually short summaries prepared by the conference committee for a bill that explains to each house which version of the underlying bill is being recommended. These reports should be cited to the House or Senate journal when they are reproduced therein, see supra Rule 3.2; otherwise the standalone report may be cited with a parenthetical indicating where a copy may be obtained or the URL appended.

Legal Documents:

► Fla. S. Jour.1005 (Reg. Sess. May 31, 1985) (Conf. Comm. Rep. on Fla. CS for HJR 386).

► Fla. H.R. Jour.1160 (Reg. Sess. May 31, 1985) (Conf. Comm. Rep. on Fla. CS for HJR 386).

► Fla. Legis., Conf. Comm. on Approp., Conference Committee Report on HB 5001, 2018 Reg. Sess.at 1 (Mar. 08, 2018), https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/5001/Analyses/H5001_
ConferenceReport.PDF[https://perma.cc/D7ZH-XKCY].

Scholarly Works:

► Fla. S. Jour.1005 (Reg. Sess. May 31, 1985) (Conf. Comm. Rep. on Fla. CS for HJR 386).

► Fla. H.R. Jour.1160 (Reg. Sess. May 31, 1985) (Conf. Comm. Rep. on Fla. CS for HJR 386).

3.8 Recordings of Legislative Proceedings

Ordinarily, legislative debates and testimony are not transcribed in full. Recordings for formal sessions are available through the Clerk of the House or Secretary of the Senate. The respective committees make recordings of committee debates. The Clerk, the Secretary, or the individual committees retain each recording for several years. When finished with the recordings, usually after each biennium, they are sent to the Legislative Library. The Legislative Library eventually sends all legislative materials to the Florida State Archives in the R.A. Gray Building, Tallahassee, Florida.

Recordings of formal sessions as well as committee meetings for 1998 onward are available online at www.thefloridachannel.organd are searchable by date and keyword. The most recent committee and subcommittee recordings are also generally available on each committee’s webpage.

3.8.1 House or Senate Formal Proceedings

The basic form is:

► Fla. [S. or H.R.], recording of proceedings, [at minutes] (date and time) (location parenthetical or appended URL) [permanent archive link] (nature of matter under discussion or person who spoke).

► Fla. S., recording of proceedings (Apr. 12, 1990) (on file with Secretary) (discussing access to the floor of the Senate under SJR 2).

► Fla. S., recording of proceedings, at 1:22:20-1:24:56 (Mar. 7, 2018, 12 PM), https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/3-7-18-senate-session-part-1/ [https://perma.cc/B6FG-6QJJ] (discussing the 2017-2018 general appropriations act).

3.8.2 Committee Proceedings

The basic form is:

► Fla. [S or H.R.] Comm. on [abbreviation for committee], [abbreviation for subcommittee if appropriate], recording of proceedings, [at minutes] (date and time) (location or appended URL) [permanent archive link] (nature of matter under discussion or person who spoke).

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on Com., Subcomm. on Small Bus., recording of proceedings (Apr. 16, 1985) (on file with comm.) (providing testimony of Barbara Garrett, representing the Nw. Fla. Creek Indians).

► Fla. S. Comm. on Educ., recording of proceedings, at 1:22:07-1:37:34 (Apr. 3, 2017, 8:00 AM), https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/
Sections/Committees/committeesdetail.aspx?CommitteeId=2911 [https://perma.cc/48DP-VA2W] (discussing the impact of SB856 on annual contracts).

3.8.3 Short Forms: The Use of “Hereinafter”

Short form references may be used with either chamber or committee recordings. Short forms should include enough information to identify and distinguish the citation from any other short forms used in the document. This may include a committee’s proper abbreviation or the date of the recording. Note that the hereinafter form is in the same typestyle as the full citation. Also note that the hereinafter designation should go immediately after the full cite but before additional specific information that may vary from cite to cite.

► Fla. H.R. Comm. on Colls. & Univs., recording of proceedings (May 23, 2001) (on file with comm.) [hereinafter H.R. Colls. & Univs. Recording].

► Fla. S. Comm. on Rules & Calen., recording of proceedings (Apr. 5, 1990) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.) [hereinafter April Committee Debate] (providing comments of Sen. Curt Kiser, Repub., St. Petersburg).

3.9 Transcripts of Legislative Proceedings

3.9.1 Basic Form

The basic form is:

► Fla. [S. or H.R.] [committee, if applicable], transcript of proceedings [or hearing, if appropriate] at [page] (date of proceeding or hearing) (location of transcript) (nature of matter under discussion or person who spoke).

► Fla. H.R. Select Comm. on Sovereignty Lands, transcript of hearing at 40 (June 7, 1978) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.) [hereinafter H.R. SCSL Transcript] (providing statement of David Gluckman).

3.9.2 Unusual Pagination

If the transcript is not continuously paginated or the transcript is only a part of the hearing or proceeding, modify the usual form so that the citation will properly direct the reader to the location of the information. Citation to the line(s) in the transcript is abbreviated using Bluebook Table T.16.

► Fla. S. Select Comm. on Sovereignty Lands, unpaginated partial transcript of recording of proceedings, ll. 375-83 (June 6, 1978, recording 1) (available at Fla. Dep’t of State, Fla. State Archives, Tallahassee, Fla.) (providing statement of Dean Frank E. Maloney).

Where the statement of the witness has its own pagination, cite as follows:

► Fla. H.R. Select Comm. on Oil Spill Legis., Statement of C. Jensen at 2 (Oct. 11, 1973) (on file with comm.).

3.10 Office of Economic and Demographic Research

The Office of Economic and Demographic Research (EDR) is a research arm of the Legislature. When requested, the Office provides objective data forecasting economic and social trends that affect policy making, revenues, and appropriations to the Legislature and committee staff.

When citing to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, the form is:

► Fla. Off. Econ. & Demog. Resch., [Title], [Conference if applicable] [page number] (date if available) (location parenthetical or appended URL).

► Fla. Off. Econ. & Demog. Resch., Potential Fiscal Impact of Electric Utility Deregulation on Florida’s Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) Program 3 (Dec. 1998), http://edr.state.fl.us/reports/specialreports/Pecoreport/elec.pdf.

3.11 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability conducts policy research on the performance of state programs and provides information and recommendations to the Legislature.

When citing to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the form is:

► Fla. Off. of Prog. Pol’y Analysis & Gov. Acct., [Title], [page number] (date) (location parenthetical or appended URL).

► Fla. Off. of Prog. Pol’y Analysis & Gov. Acct., Florida
Passenger Rail System Study 5 (Oct. 31, 2018),
http://www.oppaga.state.fl.us/MonitorDocs/Reports/pdf/18-RAILrpt.pdf.

3.12 Official Legislative Rules

3.12.1 In Text

Both the House and Senate have codified rules governing the administration of their house and the behavior of their members. Specific references to the House or Senate Rules are capitalized, unabbreviated, and typed in normal roman typeface.

Florida House Rule 5.19 provides that legislation shall be considered pending if filed with the Clerk of the House and . . . .

3.12.2 In Footnotes or Stand-Alone Cites

► In a citation sentence, the basic form is: Fla. [H.R. or S.] Rule [rule number] (year).

Legal Documents:

► Fla. H.R. Rule5.19 (1990).

Scholarly Works:

► Fla. H.R. Rule5.19 (1990).

3.12.3 Amendments to Rules and Proposed Rules

Amendments to a legislative rule or to a proposed legislative rule should be cited as unofficial material.

► Fla. S. Comm. on Rules & Calen., Amendment 1 to S. Rules Rep. at 2 (proposed Mar. 9, 1989).

3.13 Identifying Information for Legislators

3.13.1 General Rule

The first time a member of the Legislature is mentioned in either the text or in a footnote, cite to the member’s party and home town. The basic form is: [party], [home town].

► Representative Loranne Ausley53 said . . . .

53. Dem., Tallahassee.

3.13.2 First Reference Occurs in a Footnote

If the first reference to the member occurs in a footnote, then simply follow the member’s name with the party and hometown.

3.13.3 Former Legislators

If the legislator is no longer in the legislature, then the footnote should indicate the term of office.

► In 1983, with encouragement from the Florida Press Association and the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors and the support of the Speaker of the House, Representative H. Lee Moffitt,55the Legislature enacted . . . .

55. Dem., Tampa, 1974-1984.

3.13.4 Committee Heads

While the Florida Legislature has no express uniform method of title when referring to committee heads, the accepted practice among legislators is to use the term “Chair” to denote both male and female committee heads.