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MN Bills. In-Class primer. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/ Sample Bill (with some notation). Quick Walkthrough. Heading: basic info and identifiers. General more specific. “Enacting Clause”. Body: Specific details of legislation. Larger bills often broken into logical sections.
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MN Bills In-Class primer
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/ • Sample Bill (with some notation) Quick Walkthrough
Heading: basic info and identifiers. General more specific “Enacting Clause” Body: Specific details of legislation. Larger bills often broken into logical sections. Line Numbers – like a road map
Nearly infinite variety of topic/size/etc… • Try to find things that might interest/concern you – makes it easier • If you find a bill that runs about a bazillion pages, unless you’re desperately interested in it, find a different one Lots of options