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Legislative Resources

The Independent Living Center is committed to providing the community with important legislative information affecting people with disabilties.  TILC hopes this information makes individuals more aware of state and federal decisions that affect them.

Missouri State Legislative Resources

Visit the Governor's Council on Disabilities legislative information page for updates on legislation that impacts people with disabilities.

Visit the Missouri General Assembly website to look up specific pieces of legislation as well as find information about hearing times and locations. 

The Missouri House of Representatives website has biographical and legislative information for all current representatives.

The Missouri Senate website has contact information for all current state senators and information on the legislation they are working on.  

The Missouri State Government website has resources on all the governmental offices in Missouri as well as resources about Missouri laws. 

The Missouri Budget Project is a non-partisan organization that analyzes and informs the public on important budgetary issues and policies.

Federal Legislative Resources


The U.S. House of Representatives website has information on all of the National Representatives and legislation they are working on.

The U.S. Senate website has information on the national Senators and what legislation they are working on.

Other Legislative Resources  

The US House of Representatives provides a guide to the legislative process.

For more information on legislative resources or how to effectively communicate with a legislator, contact Stacy Bennett at 417-659-8086 or sbennett@ilcenter.org.

Chip, Dan and Susan at Capitol

TILC staff--Chip Hailey, along with others--begin a day participating in the legislative process at the Missouri State Capitol.