Laws passed by the Legislature have a direct impact on your life. They can affect the taxes you pay, the number of students in your child’s classroom, and the penalty for drunk driving.

All legislation begins as an idea. Ideas can come from anyone. The process begins when someone persuades a Senator or Assembly Member to author a bill.

A legislator sends the idea and the language for the bill to the Legislative Counsel where it is drafted into the actual bill. The drafted bill is returned to the legislator for introduction.

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