Ordering Records Listed in Tracings

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Search the State Archives online holdings ​for specific legislative bill tracings:

1. Select "Title (Free Text Part) " from the dropdown menu under "Search By." Enter your search term in the "Equal To" field to the right with underscores ( _ ) separating each word. You can search by year, bill number or both. Examples: 1983_*; 1983_SB_460* ; Senate_Judiciary_*_Tape4_*1999*. Leave other search fields blank unless searching for audio . Note: to search for audio files, see step 3.
2. The wildcard character ( * ) can be used before or after a word and is useful for viewing all associated records relating to a specific bill. Examples: House_Judiciary*; House_Judiciary_*_1981; 1981_HB_*; House_Jud*
3. Audio recordings are titled by the committee name, rather than the bill number. If you are searching for audio recordings, and if the committee is known, enter the committee name separated by underscores. Example: *House_Judiciary_* In the second dropdown menu, select “Electronic Document Type.” Enter in mp3 in the “Equal To” field. Note: there are no spaces or underscores between Tape Numbers and Tape Sides. Examples: Senate_Judiciary_Tape4*; Senate_Judiciary_Tape139_SideA* or House_Judiciary_Tape12_Side1*
4. Click the "Search" button to start the search. Note: only the first 100 search results are displayed. It may be necessary to refine the search terms.
5. On the results screen, click the title to bring up the details of the tracing. Click the "View/Download" button in the upper right and select either "View" to bring up the document in the browser or "Download" to save a copy to your local computer.
6. You can start over at any time by clicking the "Search" button in the upper left.

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