Bill Commons

CA AB 2557

introduced

Legislative information system: bill position letters.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2557 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 2557 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-21): From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

What is CA AB 2557 about?

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.

Who sponsors CA AB 2557?

Bauer-Kahan is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2557.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-21 — From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bauer-Kahanauthor

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  2. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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