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sons or their designated committee members, and the ranking minority party members or their 

designated committee members of the Committees on Ways and Means; and two members, one 

appointed from the majority party of the Senate by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and one 

appointed from the majority party of the House by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

In each house, unless one of the members who represent the Committee on Ways and Means is 

also a member of the Legislative Council, the person appointed from the membership of the ma-

jority party in that house shall also be appointed from the membership of the Legislative Council. 

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY 

Ch 2A 

State Capitol, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] 

 

Glen Dickinson, Director .......................................Serves at Pleasure of Legislative Council 

COMPUTER SERVICES DIVISION 

Miller State Office Building, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] 

(Vacant), Division Director 

FISCAL SERVICES DIVISION 

State Capitol, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] or [phone] 

Holly Lyons, Division Director 

LEGAL SERVICES DIVISION 

State Capitol, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] 

Richard Johnson, Division Director 

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION 

State Capitol, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] 

(Vacant), Division Director 

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OFFICE 

Miller State Office Building, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] 

Kathleen West, Administrative Code Editor 

IOWA CODE OFFICE 

Miller State Office Building, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] 

Leslie Hickey, Iowa Code Editor 

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION OFFICE 

State Capitol, Des Moines 50319; 

[phone]; fax [phone] 

Craig Cronbaugh, LIO Director 

 

The Legislative Services Agency (LSA) is established by Iowa Code chapter 2A as a central 

nonpartisan legislative agency serving the Iowa General Assembly under the direction of the Leg-

islative Council. The LSA provides nonpartisan staff services to all members of the General As-

sembly, including committee staffing, legal drafting, budget analysis, research, publishing, and 

computer technology support. 

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Legal Services Division 

The Legal Services Division provides the following legal services to members of the General 

Assembly in an objective and nonpartisan manner: 

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Bill and amendment drafting 

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Legal and legislative research 

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Official Iowa law publications 

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Standing committee staffing 

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Legislative Council, statutory, and interim study committee staffing 

Bill drafting services are also provided to state agencies, the judicial branch, and the Governor.  

Division staff is precluded by statute from making public policy recommendations. The division 

includes the following offices: 

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Legislative Legal Services Office (Legal Services) under the direction of the division direc-

tor, and employing legal counsel and research analysts.  Legal Services provides bill and 

amendment drafting, legal and legislative research, standing committee staffing, and Legisla-

tive Council, statutory, and interim study committee staffing services, including staffing of 

the Administrative Rules Review Committee. Legal Services publishes legislative guides and 

legal background briefings. 

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Iowa Code Office (ICO) under the direction of the Iowa Code Editor. The ICO prepares and 

publishes the Iowa Code, which contains all the general and permanent laws of the state, 

following the conclusion of each biennial General Assembly. The Iowa Code Supplement, 

which contains only new and amended sections of the Code, is published every other year 

following the first regular session of a biennium. The Iowa Acts (Session Laws), which is the 

official manuscript copy and comprehensive index of all Acts and Joint Resolutions of the 

General Assembly enacted during each session, is published by the ICO annually. All publi-

cations are distributed in print, CD-ROM, and Internet formats. 

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Administrative Code Office (ACO) under the direction of the Administrative Code Editor. 

The ACO edits and publishes the Iowa Administrative Code, which compiles rules adopted 

and administered by over 100 executive branch agencies implementing state law and policy; 

the Iowa Administrative Bulletin, which is the official means of public notice used in the 

rules adoption process; and the Iowa Court Rules, which compiles the official rules of the 

Iowa Supreme Court.  All major publications are distributed in print, CD-ROM, and Internet 

formats. 

Fiscal Services Division 

The Fiscal Services Division provides fiscal and budget analysis, state government oversight 

evaluation, and staffs all standing, statutory, Legislative Council, and interim study committees.  

The division provides analysis and evaluation of expenditures, revenues, and operations of state 

government and the potential impact of legislative proposals to state and local government. 

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Fiscal Analysis.  The division provides information to legislators and staff regarding the 

state’s financial condition and the potential fiscal impact of legislation and administrative 

rules.  The division provides analysis of the annual budget requests submitted by the execu-

tive branch departments, followed by an analysis of the Governor’s budget recommendations 

submitted to the General Assembly. In addition, the division provides detailed analysis of the 

budget requests and Governor’s recommendations by department for the appropriations sub-

committees.  The division provides analysis of the fiscal impact of legislative proposals 

through the issuance of fiscal notes.  Joint Rule 17 requires a fiscal note for any legislation 

having an impact of $100,000 in a fiscal year or $500,000 in a five-year period.  The division 

prepares correctional impact statements for bills which create a public offense or signifi-

cantly change an existing offense or the penalty.  The division analyzes the fiscal impact of 

proposed administrative rule changes and provides this information to the Administrative 

Rules Review Committee prior to each meeting. 

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