Contents
Federal Drafting and Related Offices | State and Local Drafting Offices
Foreign and International Drafting Offices | Drafting Manuals and Articles
Drafting Associations and Conferences | Miscellaneous Information

Federal Drafting and Related Offices

• Congressional Research Service CRS
• House Office of the Legislative Counsel House Legislative Counsel
• Office of the Federal Register National Archives.
• Office of the Law Revision Counsel LRC
• Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel Senate Legislative Counsel
• Statutory Charter of House and Senate OLCs LRC

State and Local Drafting Offices

• Alabama Legislative Reference Service Alabama
• Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency Alaska
• Arizona Legislative Council Arizona
• Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research Arkansas
• California Legislative Counsel California
• Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services Colorado
• Connecticut Legislative Commissioners' Office Connecticut
• Delaware General Assembly Division of Research Delaware
• Georgia Legislative Counsel Georgia
• Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau Hawaii
• Idaho Legislative Services Office Idaho
• Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau Illinois
• Iowa Legal and Committee Services Division Iowa
• Kentucky Legislative Research Commission Kentucky
• Louisiana House Legislative Services Louisiana
• Maine Office of Policy and Legal Analysis Maine
• Maryland Department of Legislative Services Maryland
• Michigan Legislative Service Bureau Michigan
• Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes Minnesota
• Missouri Joint Committee on Legislative Research Missouri
• Montana Legislative Services Division Montana
• Nebraska Revisor of Statutes Nebraska
• Nevada Legislative Counsel Nevada
• New Jersey Office of Legislative Services New Jersey
• New Mexico Legislative Council Service New Mexico
• New York Legislative Bill Drafting Commission New York
• North Carolina Legislative Services Commission North Carolina
• North Dakota Legislative Council North Dakota
• Ohio Legislative Service Commission Ohio
• Oklahoma House Legal Division Oklahoma
• Oregon Legislative Counsel Oregon
• Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Pennsylvania
• South Carolina Legislative Council South Carolina
• South Dakota Legislative Research Council South Dakota
• Tennessee Office of Legal Services Tennessee
• Texas Legislative Council Texas
• Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel Utah
• Virginia Division of Legislative Services Virginia
• Washington Office of the Code Reviser Washington
• West Virginia Office of Legislative Services West Virginia
• Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Wisconsin
• Wyoming Legislative Service Office Wyoming

Foreign and International Drafting Offices

• Australia - Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel
• Australia - Capital Territory Parliamentary Counsel's Office
• Australia - New South Wales Parliamentary Counsel's Office
• Australia - Northern Territory Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
• Australia - Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
• Australia - South Australia Office of Parliamentary Counsel
• Australia - Tasmania Office of Parliamentary Counsel
• Australia - Victoria Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel
• Australia - Western Australia Parliamentary Counsel's Office
• Finland - Ministry of Justice
• India - Ministry of Law and Justice Legislative Department
• Ireland - Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government
• Japan - Diet Legislative Support Services
• Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Office of Legislative Counsel
• Canada - Northwest Territories Legislation Division of Department of Justice
• Canada - Nova Scotia Office of the Legislative Counsel
• Canada - Nunavut Legislation Division of Department of Justice
• Canada - Prince Edward Island Legislative Counsel Office
  
• Canada - Saskatchewan Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel
• Canada - Yukon Legislative Counsel Office
• New Zealand - Parliamentary Counsel Office
• United Kingdom - Parliamentary Counsel Office

Drafting Manuals and Articles

• Alabama Drafting Style Manual AL Legislative Reference Service
• Alaska Manual of Legislative Drafting Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency
• Arizona Legislative Bill Drafting Manual Arizona Legislative Council
• Arkansas Legislative Drafting Manual Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research
• Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel Drafting Manuals Australia
• Colorado Legislative Drafting Manual Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services
• Connecticut Manual for Drafting Regulations CT Legislative Commisioners' Office
• Drafting Legal Documents Federal Register
• Florida Rulemaking Handbook FL Department of State
• Hawaii Legislative Drafting Manual Hawaii
• House Legislative Counsel's Manual on Drafting Style U.S. House Office of the Legislative Counsel
• How Our Laws Are Made: A Ghost Writer's View Sandra Strokoff
• How to Write Well Nat'l Performance Review
• Illinois Guide to Drafting Legislative Documents Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau
• Indiana Bill Drafting Manual Indiana Legislative Council
• Kentucky Bill Drafting Manual Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
• Legislative Drafer's Desk Reference, 2nd ed. Sandra L. Strokoff and Lawrence E. Filson
• Legislative Drafter's Deskbook Tobias A. Dorsey
• Legislative Drafting for Democratic Social Change Ann Seidman, et al.
• Legislative Lawyer National Conference of State Legislatures
• Maine Legislative Drafting Manual Maine Office of the Revisor of Statutes
• Maryland Legislative Drafting Manual Maryland Department of Legislative Services
• Massachusetts Senate Legislative Drafting Manual Massachusetts
• Minnesota Bill Drafting Manual Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
• Montana Bill Drafting Manual Montana Legislative Services Division
• Nebraska Legislative Manual - Bill Drafting  NE Legislative Reference Bureau
• North Dakota Legislative Drafting Manual North Dakota Legislative Council
• Oregon Bill Drafting Manual Oregon Legislative Counsel
• PlainLanguage.gov Interagency Committee on Government Information
• Plain Language Resources PLAIN
• South Dakota Legislative Drafting Manual South Dakota Legislative Research Council
• Statute Law Review Oxford Journals
• Texas Legislative Council Drafting Manual Texas Legislative Council
• United States Government Printing Office Style Manual GPO Access
• Utah Legislative Drafting Manual Utah
• Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act (1995) Nat'l Conf of Comm'rs on Uniform State Laws
• Washington Bill Drafting Guide Washington Office of the Code Reviser
• West Virginia Legislature Bill Drafting Manual West Virginia Legislature

Drafting Associations and Conferences

• Clarity Clarity
• Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel CALC
• Internat'l Legislative and Drafting Institute Tulane Law School
• Legal Services Staff Section National Conference of State Legislatures
• Plain Language Association INternational PLAIN

Miscellaneous Information

• Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments TheCapitol.Net
• State Legislatures Internet Links National Conf. of State Legislatures
• Statutory Construction Zone Gary O'Connor