Sec. 2-58. Preparation and publication of public and special acts.
Sec. 2-58. Preparation and publication of public and special acts. The legislative commissioners shall prepare as soon as possible after the adjournment of each
regular session of the General Assembly an edition of the public and special acts passed
at such regular session in the form of engrossed bills, in numerical order and with a
suitable index. The Joint Committee on Legislative Management shall cause to be published such number of copies of such edition of engrossed bills as said committee deems
adequate and shall fix the price at which the same shall be sold. The publication shall
be under the supervision of said commissioners, who shall affix thereto their certificate
that said public and special acts are correct copies of those engrossed and on file in the
office of the Secretary of the State.
(1949 Rev., S. 3530; 1959, P.A. 478, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 382, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 562, S. 1; P.A. 76-328, S. 1, 3;
P.A. 78-237, S. 3, 5; P.A. 90-17, S. 2, 4.)
History: 1959 act made technical change consistent with change from one to two commissioners; 1965 act provided
comptroller rather than director of purchases cause acts to be published; 1969 act deleted sentence requiring that one copy
be given to each legislator free of charge; P.A. 76-328 included special acts in publication requirements; P.A. 78-237 gave
comptroller's duties under section to legislative management committee; P.A. 90-17 deleted requirement that public and
special acts be published "as provided in section 2-25" to reflect repeal of Sec. 2-25 by said public act.
See Sec. 3-82 re requirement that Secretary of the State file statement of legislative action on resolutions for constitutional
amendments and statements showing bills for acts vetoed by Governor.