Legislative information system: bill position letters.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the duration for which position letters must remain available online.

Making Position Letters Public

This law requires position letters submitted through the Legislature’s internet portal to be made public and accessible online.

What This Bill Does

• Adds position letters to the list of legislative information that must be made publicly available in electronic form.

Who It Names or Affects

• The public who can access this information online.
• Legislative Counsel responsible for making the information available.

Terms To Know

Position Letters

Letters submitted through the Legislature’s internet portal that express opinions or positions on bills.

Legislative Counsel

The office responsible for providing legal services and drafting legislation for the California Legislature.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how long position letters must be kept available.
• Does not detail what happens if a position letter is submitted after the current session ends.

Official Summary Text

AB 2557, as introduced, Bauer-Kahan.
Legislative information system: bill position letters.
Existing law requires the Legislative Counsel, with the advice of the Assembly Committee on Rules and the Senate Committee on Rules, to make certain legislative information available to the public in electronic form, including the text, bill history, and bill status of each bill introduced and amended in each current legislative session and all bill analyses prepared by legislative committees in connection with each bill in each current legislative session.
This bill would add all position letters submitted through the Legislature’s internet portal in connection with each bill in each current legislative session to the information the Legislative Counsel is required to make publicly available in electronic form.

Current Bill Text

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