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Bill Drafting Manuals

Alabama -  http://www.lrs.state.al.us/style_manual/style_manual.html

Alaska - http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/docs/pdf/DraftingManual2007.pdf   (2007)

Arizona -  http://www.azleg.gov/alisPDFs/council/bdmwog2008.pdf     (2008)

Arkansas - http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/data/Drafting/Bill%20Drafting%20Manual%2010-08-06.pdf  (2006)  

Colorado - http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/legislative_drafting_manual.htm   (2008)

Connecticut - http://www.cga.ct.gov/LCO/Docs/Drafting_Manual_Public.pdf   (2000)

Delaware - http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/1688f230b96d580f85256ae20071717e/eb5bfd31cbf3cbe5852572490052c342/$FILE/billdrafting.pdf   (2007)

Florida -  http://www.myfloridahouse.com/contentViewer.aspx?Category=PublicGuide&File=About_The_Legislative_Process_Guidelines_for_Bill_Drafting.htm  (2007)

Hawaii - http://www.state.hi.us/lrb/rpts96/dftman.pdf   (1996)

Idaho - http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/about/sopdraftingguide.htm   (statement of purpose and fiscal notes only)

Illinois - http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/lrbguide.htm  

Indiana -  http://www.in.gov/legislative/session/manual/PDF/   (1999)

Kentucky - http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/IB117.pdf   (2004)

Maine -  http://janus.state.me.us/legis/ros/manual/contents.htm  (1998)

Maryland - http://dls.state.md.us/SIDE_PGS/documents_pub/doc_images/Legislative%20Drafting%20Manual%202007.pdf   (2007)  

Massachusetts Senate - http://www.mass.gov/legis/drafting.htm  (2003) 

Minnesota - https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/revisor/pubs/bill_drafting_manual/Cover-TOC.htm (2002)

Montana - http://leg.mt.gov/content/publications/2008_bill_drafting_manual.pdf    (2008)

New Mexico - http://legis.state.nm.us/lcs/lcsdocs/draftman.pdf  (2004)

North Dakota -  http://www.legis.nd.gov/information/bills/draft-manual.html  (2009)

Oregon -  http://www.lc.state.or.us/draftingmanual.htm   (2006)

South Dakota - http://legis.state.sd.us/general/DraftingManual.pdf  

Texas - http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/legal/dm/dmhome.htm 

Utah - http://www.livepublish.le.state.ut.us/lpBin22/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-j.htm&vid=draftingmanual&2.0

Washington -http://www.leg.wa.gov/codereviser/bill+drafting+guide/     (2005)

West Virginia - http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Joint/Bill_Drafting/Drafting_Manual.pdf  (2006)

 

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