The Legislation tab allows you to search through all the details of past and current legislation produced by your jurisdiction.
Searching Legislation (Simple Search)
Note: You can also click Advanced Search. To learn about the differences between simple and advanced search, see Simple and Advanced Search in InSite.
(Optional) Enter your search criteria (keywords) in the Search textbox.
Select a date range from the Date Range drop-down menu.
Select the type of legislation from the Type drop-down menu.
Select the appropriate checkboxes to search file #, text, attachments, or other info.
Note: The other info checkbox searches secondary fields related to the legislation, such as status, sponsor, or legislation type.
Click Search Legislation. The search results are displayed. The number of records matching your search criteria is displayed at the top of the screen. For each record, the file number, type, status, and title is displayed, as well as the date the file was created and the date of the final action on the file (if applicable).
Note: To clear the search criteria and start over, click the Legislation tab.
Work with your search results as follows:
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Set the number of records displayed on the screen
Click Show, and select the number of records you want to display on the screen (10, 100, 500, 1000, 1000, or all records).
Sort the records displayed on the screen
Click a column heading and select the arrows to sort the records. For the File Created and Final Action columns, an upward arrow indicates the list is displayed in order of the oldest date, and a downward indicates the list is displayed in order of the most recent date. For the File #, Type, Status, and Title columns, an upward arrow indicates the list is displayed in alphabetical order, and a downward arrow indicates the list is displayed in reverse alphabetical order.
Group the records displayed on the screen
Click Group, and select the appropriate option. You can group the records by type, status, the date the file was created or the date the final action was taken on the file.
Export the records to Excel, PDF, or Word
Click Export, and select the appropriate option.
View details of a specific record
Click the appropriate link in the File # column. A new screen displays details of the file, including file text, attachments and history (actions taken in meetings and results of those actions). If there is history available for the file, you can click links to view action details, meeting details and video. See the figure below.
