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Legislative Information Office
State Capitol, Des Moines, IA 50319
E-mail: lioinfo@legis.state.ia.us
Web site: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Central/LIO.htm
Phone: 515-281-5129
Through its Web site and its representatives, the Legislative Information Office (LIO) assists the public in many ways. The LIO office, in Room 16 in the basement of the State Capitol, is normally open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The LIO can:
- Help you find bill numbers, check bill status, locate amendments, and determine meeting times and places
- Provide informational and educational materials on the Iowa Legislature to interested groups
- Provide access to a computer terminal that ties into the Legislature's computer system. You can quickly look up the number, title, status, and text of a bill or amendment, as well as the latest committee action, schedules, and other information
- Serve you by telephone, by mail or in person at their offices
Legislative Services Agency Library
Jonetta Douglas, Senior Librarian
Ground Floor, State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-3312
The Legislative Services Agency Library houses print, audio, and electronic publications of significance to the legislative process, and maintains databases of archived legislative documents. It is open to the public. Photocopies and printouts are available for those items not on the legislative Web site.
Legislative Computer Services Division
Miller Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Phone: 515-281-6766
Computer Services provides nonpartisan technology solutions and support to the
General Assembly and its staff. It maintains the General Assembly’s mainframe
computer system, local area network, and the Internet and Intranet Web sites.
Law Library
State Law Library of Iowa
Capitol Building, Second Floor
1007 E. Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 800-248-4483, 515-281-5124
The Law Library provides information and research on the Code of Iowa; research on past
legislation (1846 to present); 50 state codes and case law information; legal journals and
individual titles on special subjects; federal laws; and regulation and case law.
NOTE: This information was adapted from the publication, How To Lobby, A Citizen's Guide, which is available in its entirety through the legislature's web site at http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Lobbying/
Legislative Information Office
State Capitol, Des Moines, IA 50319
E-mail: lioinfo@legis.state.ia.us
Web site: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Central/LIO.htm
Phone: 515-281-5129
Through its Web site and its representatives, the Legislative Information Office (LIO) assists the public in many ways. The LIO office, in Room 16 in the basement of the State Capitol, is normally open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The LIO can:
- Help you find bill numbers, check bill status, locate amendments, and determine meeting times and places
- Provide informational and educational materials on the Iowa Legislature to interested groups
- Provide access to a computer terminal that ties into the Legislature's computer system. You can quickly look up the number, title, status, and text of a bill or amendment, as well as the latest committee action, schedules, and other information
- Serve you by telephone, by mail or in person at their offices
Legislative Services Agency Library
Jonetta Douglas, Senior Librarian
Ground Floor, State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-3312
The Legislative Services Agency Library houses print, audio, and electronic publications of significance to the legislative process, and maintains databases of archived legislative documents. It is open to the public. Photocopies and printouts are available for those items not on the legislative Web site.
Legislative Computer Services Division
Miller Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Phone: 515-281-6766
Computer Services provides nonpartisan technology solutions and support to the
General Assembly and its staff. It maintains the General Assembly’s mainframe
computer system, local area network, and the Internet and Intranet Web sites.
Law Library
State Law Library of Iowa
Capitol Building, Second Floor
1007 E. Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 800-248-4483, 515-281-5124
The Law Library provides information and research on the Code of Iowa; research on past
legislation (1846 to present); 50 state codes and case law information; legal journals and
individual titles on special subjects; federal laws; and regulation and case law.
NOTE: This information was adapted from the publication, How To Lobby, A Citizen's Guide, which is available in its entirety through the legislature's web site at http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Lobbying/
