The calendar also lists meetings of committees scheduled for that day or for the next several days. Like the Journal, the calendars are available to the public each day the legislature meets. All bills are referred to a committee following the first reading. The details of bills and resolutions are carefully analyzed at committee meetings, which are open to the public. After study, hearings, research, and discussion, a bill may be amended, recommended for passage, referred to another committee, postponed indefinitely, or tabled for consideration later in the legislative session.
Hearings are only on audio tape.
The official record of the proceedings of each house. The House and Senate issue their own on a daily basis during the session. The journals record only highlights of what has happened in the legislature, including the titles of bills introduced, committee actions, and the way members voted on bills after the floor debate. The journal is not a verbatim record. The final product of the legislative process.