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Legislative CALS modernization: steering committee pauses use for 2026 session; stop‑work ordered
Summary
The Legislative Administrative Services steering committee recommended against using the new CALS bill‑drafting system for the 2026 legislative session and LAS issued a stop‑work order while the project is fully reevaluated.
Legislative IT officials informed JCIT that the CALS (bill drafting and legislative document system) modernization effort is under immediate, formal reevaluation.
Eric Teal, director of application services for the Legislative Administrative Services (LAS) information services office, told the committee the CALS modernization steering committee reported on Oct. 13 that the new bill‑drafting system could not be guaranteed for use during the 2026 legislative session. The Legislative Coordinating…
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