Phase 1 — Foundation ready

Legislation, written together.
Read by everyone.

CiviDraft is a collaborative platform for legislators, policy staff, advocates, and citizens to draft, analyze, and discuss bills — translating between legal precision and plain language.

Built for everyone in the room.

Five capabilities form the foundation of CiviDraft. Phase 1 ships authentication, role management, and the design system.

Section-by-section drafting

Edit legal text and plain language side-by-side, with version history and auto-save.

Translate with AI

Convert dense legalese into 8th-grade plain language — and back — with one click.

Real collaboration

Invite co-authors, leave threaded comments anchored to sections, and resolve in place.

Impact analysis

Surface affected groups, fiscal estimates, risks, and benefits — in structured form.

WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility

Keyboard navigation, screen-reader optimized, dyslexia-friendly font, high contrast.

From draft to published

Move bills through draft, review, published, and enacted with role-aware permissions.

Ready to draft your first bill?

Sign up as a citizen to read and comment, or be promoted to staff or legislator to author and sponsor.