Illinois Research
Illinois Research
Types of Research
Research of Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) or Illinois Administrative Code (ILAC) can be accomplished for $650.00 per enactment or administrative action and be available in approximately two weeks. If you need bill history research sooner than two weeks, the fees would be $750.00 per bill. If we are unable to locate sufficient documents on Illinois legislative history, we will revert to a rate of $150 to $200 per hour, given the timeframe to accomplish the research. Call us at (800) 666-1917 for a free fee quote.
If your code section of interest has a long and complicated annotated history, we can trace the language for a fee. We would include our trace report and our recommendation. For more information about tracing please visit our explanation on our FAQ page.
Types of Materials You Can Expect
For ILCS, we look for several types of documents, including: copies of the bill and excerpts from the House and Senate Journals, committee documents, floor debate transcripts, committee hearing audio tapes, Legislative Synopsis and Digests, and fiscal notes. Typically, we work with the enacting state entity, such as the state legislature or relevant state agency.
Regulatory research is provided two ways:
1) tracing of the language to its original adoption; and
2) obtaining the regulatory file maintained by the agency on the rulemaking.
