The Legal Services Division provides the following expert legal services to members of the General Assembly in an objective and nonpartisan manner:

• Bill and amendment drafting
• Legal and legislative research
• Official Iowa law publications
• Standing committee staffing
• 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:

• Legislative Legal Services Office (Legal Services) under the direction of the Division Director and the Committee Services Administrator, and employing Legal Counsel and Research Analysts. Legal Services provides bill and amendment drafting, legal and legislative research, standing committee staffing, and Legislative Council, statutory, and interim study committee staffing services, including staffing of the Administrative Rules Review Committee.
• 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 or 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 publications are distributed in print, CD-ROM, and internet formats.
• 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, the Iowa Court Rules, which compiles the official rules of the Iowa Supreme Court, and the State Roster, which lists state officials. All major publications are distributed in print, CD-ROM, and internet formats.