Bluebook Rules
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed.) by Call Number: Reference Area & Reference Office (KF245 .B58 2020)Publication Date: 2020
Legislative materials are addressed in Rule 13 (beginning at page 135).
While most of this rule deals with citing sources from the U.S. Congress, look for subsections dealing with comparable state sources, including:
- bills and resolutions--Rule 13.2(c) at pp. 136-37
- hearings--Rule 13.3(b), at p. 138
- Internet sources--Rule 13.7(b), at p. 141
The rule governing debates only covers the federal Congressional Record and its predecessors. But debates held in the Washington House or Senate may be important.Refer to Rule 18, The Internet, Electronic Media, and Other Nonprint Resources, pp. 178-89.
- Style Sheet [WA Office of Reporter of Decisions]Exceptions from the Bluebook for citing Washington sources in documents submitted to Washington courts.