Idea Drafting Introduction and First Reading Second Reading Committee Action Third Reading and Passage Transmittal to Other Chamber Governor’s Signature/Veto Act IDEA Legislator sees need for a new law or changes in existing law and decides to introduce a bill. TOP DRAFTING Legislator goes to Office of Legislative Counsel. There, attorney advises legislator on […]
Little Words with Specific Meanings in Legal Documents
After spending a lot of time researching Black’s Law for the definitions of the words “may,” “must,” and “shall” when used in legislation, one person commented, It seems to me that these three words have very specific legal meaning when used in legislation, and anyone who does not speak legalese could be misled by assuming the meaning, […]