NCSL - National Conference of State Legislatures
10/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/25/2024 11:16
Online Drafting Manuals
Online Drafting Manuals
October 25, 2024
State Legislatures
- Alabama - Drafting Style Manual
- Alaska - Drafting Manual (2023)
- Arizona - Bill Drafting Manual (2023-2024)
- Arkansas - Legislative Drafting Manual (2020)
- California - Not available
- Colorado - Not available
- Connecticut - Regulation Drafting Manual (2018) - Basic Considerations in Drafting Legislation (2015)
- Delaware - Drafting Manual (2022)
- Florida House - (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)
- Georgia - Not available
- Hawaii - Hawaii Administrative Rules Drafting Manual and the Hawaii Legislative Drafting Manual (Tenth Edition) (2022)
- Idaho - Drafting Manual (2017)
- Illinois - Bill Drafting Manual (2012)
- Indiana - Bill Drafting Manual (2024)
- Iowa - Bill Drafting Guide (2017 published by Iowa Legislative Services Agency, posted online by State Library of Iowa)
- Kansas - Not available
- Kentucky - Bill Drafting Manual (2023)
- Louisiana House - Drafting Manual (2016)
- Maine - Drafting Manual (2016)
- Maryland - Legislative Drafting Manual (2015)
- Massachusetts - Legislative Research and Drafting Manual (2010, PDF will auto-download when clicked)
- Michigan - Not available
- Minnesota - Revisors Manual (2013) Rules Drafting Manual (1997)
- Missouri - Not available
- Mississippi - Not available
- Montana - Bill Drafting Manual (2024)
- Nebraska - Working with the Bill Drafting/Revisor of Statutes Office (2023)
- Nevada - Drafting Manual (2017 manual)
- New Hampshire - Not available
- New Jersey - Not available
- New Mexico - Drafting Manual (2015)
- New York - Not available
- North Carolina - Not available
- North Dakota - Legislative Drafting Manual (2025)
- Ohio - Rule Drafting Manual (Administrative Rules) (2020)
- Oklahoma - Not available
- Oregon - Drafting Manual (2018) Form and Style Manual (2023-2024)
- Pennsylvania - Code and Bulletin Style Manual (2014)
- South Carolina - Not available
- South Dakota - Legislative Drafting Guide and Current Rule Drafting (Administrative Rules) (2024)
- Tennessee - Legislative Drafting Guide (2022)
- Texas - Texas Legislative Council Drafting Manual (2024) Reading Statutes and Bills (primer on how to read them)
- Utah - Drafting Manual (2014 style manual)
- Vermont - Not available
- Virginia - Not available
- Washington - Bill Drafting Guide (2023)
- West Virginia - Bill Drafting Manual (2022)
- Wisconsin - Not available
- Wyoming - Not available
- DC Council - Legislative Drafting Manual (2019)
Congressional
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate - Not available at this time
Other
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Honolulu City Council - Office of Council Services ("OCS") to assist City personnel draft resolutions and Ordinances
- New York City (2022)
- King County, WA (2019)