by Kristen Forrestal and Julie Pelegrin

When a legislator crafts a bill, most of the drafting choices center on the substantive policies that the legislator is proposing. However, there are a few nonsubstantive, but important, questions that a drafter is likely to ask the bill sponsor. This article is intended to help bill sponsors decide the answers to some of these questions by explaining the outcomes of various options. (more…)