Social Work 325 - Social Policy: Illinois General Assembly Homepage

The Illinois General Assembly Website can be used to access Illinois bills and proposed legislation, Public Acts, session laws (bills that have been passed), Illinois Compiled Statutes (compilation of existing Illinois law) and Illinois Administrative Code (rules, regulations written by Illinois government agencies to administer the law).

LegiScan is an online legislative tracking service that can be used to identify bills on a particular topic that are being considered by state legislatures and Congress. Results include a bill title or summary and information on actions taken on each bill.

A flow chart on how a bill becomes a law in Illinois. This link is for a PDF document.