Sending your letter via the State Portal is important for every bill you support or oppose. It’s the only way to ensure your group is named in the committee report and to have your points of concern considered by the committee analyst.

How to use the California Legislature’s “Position Letter Portal”

You can send in your position as an individual AND as a group!

Submit as an individual:

1. Write a letter about the bill. Have it READY on your computer with your name or group’s name at the top, your address, the date. Below your info, address it to: The Hon. (Committee Chair’s Name), Name of Committee, Sacramento CA, 95814

Subject: Oppose Bill (AB or SB bill number here)

This letter will be uploaded to the Portal.

2. Sign in or create an account: At

https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/faces/index.xhtml,

a) “Sign In” if you have been in the Portal before! IF YOU ARE NEW, then do this:

b) Click on ‘Create An Account,” at the bottom of the Sign In Box. A new page will open – type in your email and click. The Portal system will respond by sending you an assigned password to that email. Go to your email for a message from the Portal. Check in your Junk mail if you don’t see the message! A long password will be in the message. Copy the long password and click back to the Portal Sign In page. Now Sign In with your email and your state-assigned password.

3. Next, on Activity Page click on “Submit A Letter” in upper left-hand page.

4. Bill selection: ID the bill you’re commenting on, by choosing Assembly (AB) or Senate (SB), then type the bill number. Ignore “Session Type” and click Search.

5. Then select the MOST RECENT “bill version” and click NEXT. Then select every legislative committee box that appears. Click SELECT FILE.

6. Select “Oppose” or “Support” the bill. Ignore the other choices.

7. In “Subject,” type a sentence on your view of the bill! Then click CHOOSE FILE and upload your prepared letter from your desktop. If a “text box” shows up, just copy and paste your pre-written letter into the text box.

8. Final page! Hit SUBMIT!

Submit as a group (you can do this in addition to submitting as a person):

1. Have a short letter ready on your desktop, from the group, on letterhead naming the group. Your letterhead can be as simple as boldface at the top! Your group name can be as simple as “Residents of [Name of Street]”. Sign the letter!

Then follow steps 2 - 5 above for individuals, which are:

2. Sign in or create an account: At

https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/faces/index.xhtml,

a) “Sign In” if you have been in the Portal before! BUT IF YOU ARE NEW to the Portal, then do this:

Now you are registered to send letters straight to the key committees!

3. Next, on Activity Page click on “Submit A Letter” in upper left-hand page.

4. Bill selection: ID the bill you’re commenting on, by choosing Assembly (AB) or Senate (SB), then type the bill number. Ignore “Session Type” and click Search.

5. Then select the MOST RECENT “bill version” and click NEXT. Then select every legislative committee box that appears. Click SELECT FILE.

6. Now, FOR GROUP SUBMISSIONS, the system will ask if you are submitting as an individual or as a GROUP! Click “Create New Organization” or, if your group has used the Portal, find your name under “list of organizations” and select it.

7. Choose between “Oppose” or “Support” for the bill. Ignore the other choices.

8. In “Subject,” type a short sentence on your opinion of the bill! Then click “Choose File” and upload your pre-prepared Group Letter from your computer desktop. If a “text box” shows up, just copy and paste your prewritten Group Letter into that text box.

9. Final page! Hit SUBMIT!

During this meeting we will be screen sharing, so join by computer if at all possible to get the most from this meeting