Legislative history

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002991",
  "term": "Legislative history",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The body of documents and records produced during the process of a bill's enactment into law. This material includes committee reports, transcripts of hearings, floor debates, and proposed amendments, which courts consult to interpret a statute's meaning or purpose when the statutory language is ambiguous. The process of using these materials to understand a law's intended effect is a method of statutory interpretation known as the historical-purposive approach.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/legislative-history/"
}