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Illinois law

Legislative law
Public Acts of the state are issued in a method similar to that of the federal government, with the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate passing a bill by majority vote, followed by the signature of the Governor of Illinois. Unlike federal bills, Illinois state appropriation bills may be "reduced" by line-item veto. Vetos, whether complete vetos or reductions, may be overridden by a three-fifths majority in each of both houses.

Some portions of Public Acts, such as most dealing with appropriation or conveyancing, are not included in the compiled statutes.

Illinois Revised Statutes
From 1845 to 1993, the Illinois Revised Statutes (cited as Ill.Rev.Stat.) were the main system of organizing Public Acts; the first version was the 1845 Revised Statutes, and the second the 1874 Revised Statutes. The 1874 version was the basis of organizing statutes for over 100 years. However, different publishers added new acts to the 1874 version in different places. In the 1930s, the Illinois Bar Association endorsed the West Publishing version of the statutes. However, that compliation was still "unofficial", as all versions after 1874, and West ended up claiming copyright interest as well.

Administrative law
Administrative law in Illinois is issued in the Illinois Register and compiled in the Administrative Code.

Legislative

 * General Assembly Public Acts
 * Illinois Compiled Statutes &mdash; statute law of Illinois (General Assembly site)
 * Organization of the New Illinois Compiled Statutes &mdash; overview of the history of statute compilation in Illinois
 * Illinois Compiled Statutes to Illinois Revised Statutes cross-reference (General Assembly site)
 * Illinois Revised Statutes to Illinois Compiled Statutes cross-reference (General Assembly site)

Administrative

 * Archived Issues of the Illinois Register (Illinois Secretary of State website)
 * Administrative Code (General Assembly Joint Committee on Administrative Rules site)

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