seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
246,Legislative Assembly,Account book,1852-1869.,Chronological by term.,"This volume records the expenditures of the earliest legislatures including per diem expenses to individual legislators; clerical expenses; services (eg. cleaning); and other incidentals (eg. soap\, candles).",,Public,0.50 cubic foot 1 microfilm reel
3515,Legislature,Judicial system study records,1966.,none,"Results and data for a study on judicial system administration as authorized by HB 14 of the 1966 First Special Session. In 1967\, the Legislature enacted legislation changing aspects of court administration (Laws of Utah\, 1967 ch. 222) presumably based in part on this study.",,Public,
12399,Legislature,Individuals' legislative bill copies,1925-1971.,Chronological by session.,"These are personal copies\, with notations\, of legislative bills. They may have belonged to senators\, representatives\, clerks\, or even individuals not associated with the legislature. In many cases\, notations are not extensive enough to tell whose copies these are; in others the legislator is identified.",,Public,8 microfilm reels
30437,Legislature,House Special Investigative Committee John Swallow investigation non-public records,2013-2014.,Alphabetical by subject.,"The House Special Investigative Committee was established in 2013 by the Utah House of Representatives to investigate and report on allegations of misconduct by John E. Swallow\, Utah's Attorney General. The Committee\, with the assistance of Special Counsel and an investigative staff\, conducted approximately 165 witness interviews and reviewed and analyzed tens of thousands of pages of documents over the course of its investigation. This record series contains non-public records created and compiled throughout the investigation\, and referred to appropriate law enforcement and professional licensing authorities for their review at its conclusion. Information may include attorney-client correspondence\, witness interviews\, contact information of individuals interviewed\, communication between legislators\, detailed billing statements from attorneys\, and related records.",Permanent. Retain for 7 year(s) after case is closed,Protected,
28185,Legislature,Recodification task force,1983.,Chronological by date.,,,Public,
3538,Legislature,State agency survey reports,1959-1960.,Alphanumerical.,"Copies of reports submitted from state agencies in response to a survey request from the State Services and Finance Standing Committee of the Legislative Council. The reports discuss agency organization\, purpose\, and finances.",,Public,
30436,Legislature,House Special Investigative Committee John Swallow investigation records,2013-2014.,Alphabetical by subject.,"The House Special Investigative Committee was established in 2013 by the Utah House of Representatives to investigate and report on allegations of misconduct by John E. Swallow\, Utah's Attorney General. The Committee\, with the assistance of Special Counsel and an investigative staff\, conducted approximately 165 witness interviews and reviewed and analyzed tens of thousands of pages of documents over the course of its investigation. This record series contains public and non-public records (as classified by John Fellows). These records were created and compiled throughout the investigation\, and were provided to appropriate law enforcement and professional licensing authorities for their review at its conclusion. Information may include internal memos\, John Swallow's calendar and travel details\, tangential background documentation\, recorded telephone calls\, recording and transcription of Swallow's deposition\, and related records.",Permanent. Retain for 7 year(s) after case is closed,Private,
3295,Legislature,Legislative subject files,1955-1979.,"Chronological by year or groups of years, thereunder alphabetical by topic.","Topical files created by the legislature or individual legislators to help understand and vote on critical pieces of legislation. Topics include education\, energy\, mobile homes\, taxation\, unemployment\, etc. Documents include correspondence\, reports\, press releases\, etc. Only parts of these files have survived.,Business-related correspondence which provide unique information about agency functions\, policies\, procedures\, or programs. These records document material discussions and decisions made regarding all agency interests\, and may originate on paper\, electronic mail\, or other media. This correspondence is filed separately from program case files\, and project files.",,Public,1 microfilm reel
5618,Legislature,Taxation committee reports,1946-1970.,Chronological,,Permanent. Retain for 1 year(s),Public,
3150,Legislative Assembly,Territorial legislative records,1851-1894.,,"Utah became a territory in 1851 and the Territorial Legislative Assembly first met on September 22\, 1851. The Territorial Assembly was responsible for creating laws to govern the territory. These records contain the acts\, bills\, resolutions\, memorials\, and petitions of the first through thirty-first sessions (to statehood) of the Assembly. This series also contains reports\, e.g. the Superintendent of Public Schools\, University of Deseret; financial claims; and correspondence concerning the duties and actions of the Assembly. Within these documents charters of cities\, divorce and marriage laws\, laws regulating the physical construction of the state\, legislation creating local governments\, and numerous other laws setting the framework of life in Utah Territory can be found. The debate on polygamy can be witnessed through the bills and Governors' messages. Unfortunately\, not all of the Governors' messages are contained in this series; for a more complete set see series 3145\, JOURNALS.",,Public,15.85 cubic feet 23 microfilm reels
4583,Legislature,Resolutions and memorial record books,1894.,Alphanumerical,,Permanent. Retain for 1 year(s),Public,
2283,Legislature,Administrative records,1896-1979.,Chronological.,"Communications\, constituent correspondence\, reports\, research materials\, speeches\, and other records of the legislature and its members.,Records created by agency administration to document the research\, creation and application of agency programs\, policies and procedures. May include correspondence\, policy and program case files\, and executive files documenting leadership roles and decision making processes.",,Public,
3145,Legislative Assembly,Journals,i 1851-1880.,Chronological by session and year.,"These journals contain the published minutes of the Legislative Assembly. They include the minutes of both the House of Representatives and the Council (Senate) as well as joint session minutes. After 1880\, the journals were published as two separate series\, one for the Senate and the other for the House. Both houses followed a similar standard order of business. Legislating via bills and resolutions is the most frequent. The title of the bill is recorded as well as its status:__at which reading it is\, whether it passed\, committee referrals\, amendments and rewrites motioned\, etc. Individuals motioning for actions are recorded\, but names on final votes are not. Contents of the bills are not recorded. The appointment and election of Utah government officials is a subject of the journal. Committee reports cover a wide spectrum of business. Reports of territorial agencies\, such as the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society\, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction\,,University of Deseret\, Treasurer and Auditor's Office are regularly read into the minutes. Various communications\, including petitions and county financial reports\, may also be included. Messages from the opposing chamber are recorded in full. Messages from the Territorial Secretary or the Governor on the passage\, veto\, or objections to bills are also recorded. Annual messages of the Governor to the joint session are printed in full. Memorial tributes are rare but long\, notably one in 1878 following the death of Brigham Young the previous year.",,Public,6 microfilm reels
3182,Legislature,Tax committee's records,1953-1954.,Alphanumerical.,"The 1953 Legislature in a joint resolution SJR 26 assigned a study of taxation in relationship to school revenues to the Legislative Council. Governor J. Bracken Lee also requested the Tax Commission to conduct a survey of Utah's tax structure as part of a study of school finance problems. An agreement was reached 31 August 1953 for a cooperative tax study. These are the background records\, correspondence\, memoranda and other records of that study.",,Public,
30409,Legislature,House Special Investigative Committee John Swallow investigation public records,2013-2014.,,"The House Special Investigative Committee was established in 2013 by the Utah House of Representatives to investigate and report on allegations of misconduct by John E. Swallow\, Utah's Attorney General. The Committee\, with the assistance of Special Counsel and an investigative staff\, conducted approximately 165 witness interviews and reviewed and analyzed tens of thousands of pages of documents over the course of its investigation. This record series contains public records created and compiled throughout the investigation\, and referred to appropriate law enforcement and professional licensing authorities for their review at its conclusion. Information may include the final report\, subpoenas\, newspaper articles\, investigative expenditures\, public handouts\, and related records.",Permanent. Retain for 7 year(s) after case is closed,Public,
26788,Legislature,Rules,1989-,Chronological by date published,"Documents created by the agency\, including pamphlets\, reports\, leaflets\, file manuals\, annual reports\, other published or processed documents\, and the last manuscript report\, if not published\, relating to management projects.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,0.35 cubic foot
26789,Legislature,Directories,1999-,Chronological by date published,"Documents created by the agency\, including pamphlets\, reports\, leaflets\, file manuals\, annual reports\, other published or processed documents\, and the last manuscript report\, if not published\, relating to management projects.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,0.35 cubic foot
19544,Legislature,Directory and rules,1923-1987.,Chronological by session year.,"This series contains publications with information pertaining to state officials\, House and Senate rosters\, committees\, House and Senate rules and rules index.",,Public,1.35 cubic feet 3 microfilm reels
22123,Legislature,Questions and Answers pamphlets,ca. 1970-,,"These pamphlets give answers to frequently asked questions about the Legislature\, Senate and House of Representatives; laws; bills; organization charts; and Senate and House of Representatives district boundaries.",,Public,0.20 cubic foot 1 microfilm reel
5100,Legislature,Agency appropriation requests,1963-1965.,Alphanumerical,"Documents created by the agency\, including pamphlets\, reports\, leaflets\, file manuals\, annual reports\, other published or processed documents\, and the last manuscript report\, if not published\, relating to management projects.",,Public,1 microfilm reel
3298,Legislature,Little Hoover Commission administrative records,1965-1966.,"Alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date.",This series includes administrative reports from the Little Hoover Commission.,,Public,0.35 cubic foot 2 microfilm reels
3156,Legislature,Rosters,1929-,Chronological.,"These rosters contain a listing of senators and representatives with information pertaining to political party\, district\, counties represented\, address and telephone numbers.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,0.20 cubic foot 1 microfilm reel
427,Legislature,Publications,1896-,Chronological.,"This series contains documents created by the agency\, including pamphlets\, reports\, leaflets\, file manuals\, and other published or processed documents. These records include information on administration\, legislation\, fiscal and financial operations\, legislature\, legislators\, house\, senate\, and all other activities of the Legislature. This series consists primarily of isolated publications not part of a more specific series.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,1.00 cubic foot 4 microfilm reels
4073,Legislature,Slides,ca. 1970-1975.,Alphanumerical.,"These are slides taken of legislators and the capitol interior in the early 1970s.,Records which document an agency's history. Includes scrapbooks\, photographs\, articles\, program notes and information about events and programs sponsored or funded by an agency. May also include narrative audio and audiovisual agency histories.",,Public,
17786,Legislature,Scrapbooks,1969-1975.,,"Scrapbooks\, photographs\, articles\, program notes and documentation of events sponsored or funded by an agency. Also included are narrative audio or audiovisual agency histories.",,Public,3 microfilm reels
4072,Legislature,Photographs,1896-,Generally chronological by creation date.,"Includes picture of Senate 32nd Session\, 1957; also proof prints from Eckers Photography to Sen. Barlow\, 1967. Various undated and unidentified pictures of individuals and the House and Senate chambers.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,1 microfilm reel
1052,Legislature,Utah code unannotated,i 1982-,"Chronological, thereunder numerical by volume. Entries are by title number.","The Utah Code Unannotated was issued to meet ""the need for the entire Utah Code to be readily available and compact enough to fit in a briefcase."" It is printed by a private company. This series contains a copy of the current law for any given year. Entries are organized into numbered titles\, chapters and sections. No historical or legal annotations are included. A set of three or four volumes is issued annually or biennially.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,5.00 cubic feet 35 microfilm reels
3296,Legislature,Minutes,1977.,Alphanumerical.,Local government commission surveys and reports.,,Public,1 microfilm reel
458,Legislature,Committee records,1923; 1940-1979.,Alphanumerical.,"Agenda\, minutes\, correspondence\, reports\, and other records of the various committees. Includes records of joint committees and subcommittees; may also include records of individual chamber standing committees\, interim committees\, and Legislative Research committees or task forces. Includes appropriations\, education\, higher education\, legislative operations (legislative offices building issues)\, public safety and transportation\, etc.,Records created by an official committee or board\, including advisory committees\, relating to executive establishment\, organization\, membership\, and policy. Includes agenda\, meeting minutes\, final reports\, and related records documenting the accomplishments of official boards and committees. May include audio and video recording.",,Public,1 microfilm reel
12788,Legislature,Investigatory committee minute book,1899.,Chronological.,This book records the minutes of a joint house and senate committee formed to investigate charges against one of the candidates for the U.S._Senate.,,Public,
83155,Legislature,Laws of Utah,i 1851-,Chronological by year of publication.,"These volumes publish the laws passed in each respective legislative session. Volumes were created after each regular and special session of the state legislature or the territorial assembly. Until 1972 these laws were not considered binding until publication. Laws were passed in three types of sessions: regular legislative session records; special sessions which resolve immediate concerns before the next regular session; and budget session records (1968-1985). A listing of individual members of the legislature and their districts has been included since statehood\, but recent volumes include more details about them such as party affiliation and committee assignments. Listings of major state administrative and judicial officials began in 1901. Any record\, regardless of format\, that is issued by a governmental entity for public distribution at the total or partial expense of that governmental entity. See Utah Code Section 9-7-101 8(a)(b) (2010) and 9-7-208 (2006),Any record\, regardless of format\, that is issued by a governmental entity for public distribution at the total or partial expense of that governmental entity. See Utah Code Section 9-7-101 8(a)(b) (2010) and 9-7-208 (2006)",,Public,17.00 cubic feet 92 microfilm reels