Legislative Counsel

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The Legislative Counsel is the chief legal advisor and bill drafter for the California Legislature, overseeing the nonpartisan California Office of Legislative Counsel.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Legislative Counsel canonical 1
Legislative Counsel of California 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
legal advisor position
public office
appointedBy California Legislature
branch California Legislature
client California State Assembly
California State Senate
country United States
duty assisting in the preparation of legislative measures
codifying statutes
drafting legislative bills
maintaining the California codes
providing legal opinions to legislators
representing the Legislature in certain legal matters
reviewing proposed legislation for legal sufficiency
employer State of California
function drafting legislation for the California Legislature
providing legal services to the California Legislature
hasOffice California Office of Legislative Counsel
headedBy Legislative Counsel of California
linked to: Legislative Counsel
isNonpartisan true
true
jurisdiction State of California
State of California
legalField constitutional law
legislative law
statutory interpretation
nonpartisanStatus serves all members of the Legislature regardless of party
oversees California Office of Legislative Counsel
parentAgency California Legislature
partOf California legislative branch support agencies
providesService confidential legal advice to legislators
drafting of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments
preparation of legal opinions on legislative questions
reportsTo California Legislature
role chief bill drafter for the California Legislature
chief legal advisor to the California Legislature
supervises attorneys of the California Office of Legislative Counsel
bill drafting staff of the California Office of Legislative Counsel
workLocation Sacramento, California
linked to: Sacramento

Sacramento, California
linked to: Sacramento

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California Office of Legislative Counsel headedBy Legislative Counsel of California
subject linked to: Legislative Counsel
linked to: Legislative Counsel