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Using the Search Results
General Legislation Search Results
Year-End Status Search Results

General Legislation Search Results

Search Results Table
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General Legislation Record Details
Navigation Options
Export Options
Tables

The Search Results Table

The search results table shows a brief overview for each record that fits your search criteria. Click on the RECNO to open the detail screen for an individual record.

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Export Options

Export Table to Excel

Click this button to export the contents of the table to a MS Excel workbook. This file will open in a new browser window with limited MS Excel functions available. For best results editing the workbook, save the file to your local machine.

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Export Table to PDF

Click this button to export the contents of the table to a PDF file.

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Export Detail to PDF

Click this button to create a PDF file containing the detailed information for each record in the search results table.

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General Legislation Record Details

The detail screen shows specific information about the legislation record, an abstract of the provisions associated with the bill, and information about its enforcement. If applicable, the detail screen also shows a provision note and/or enforcement note that contains additional clarifying information not included in the law itself.

Navigation Options

Previous/Next Buttons

If your search results include more than one record, you can scroll through the record detail screen for each record without returning to the search results table by clicking the Previous and Next buttons.

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Export Options

Export to PDF

Click this button to create a PDF file containing the detailed information for the current record.

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Tables

There are two tables at the bottom of each detail screen. These tables show the history of the legislation shown in the current record. Click the links to display or hide the desired tables.

List of Stream Table

This table shows each bill that is created to amend or repeal the original piece of legislation at which the stream began.

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History of Year-End Status Table

At the end of each year, if a bill's status has changed due to amendment or repeal, a year-end status record is created to reflect the changes. This table shows the history of these changes.

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Year-End Status Search Results

The Search Results Table
Export Options
Year-End Status Record Details
Navigational Options
Export Options
Tables

The Search Results Table

The search results table shows a brief overview for each record that fits your search criteria. Click on the Reference to open the detail screen for an individual record.

A screen snapshot of sample search results

Export Options

Export Table to Excel

Click this button to export the contents of the table to an MS Excel workbook. This file will open in a new browser window with limited MS Excel functions available. For best results editing the workbook, save the file to your local machine.

A screen snapshot of the Print List to Excel button

Export Table to PDF

Click this button to export the contents of the table to a PDF file.

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Export Detail to PDF

Click this button to create a PDF file containing the detailed information for each record in the search results table.

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Year-End Status Record Details

The detail screen shows specific information about the year-end status record, the citation, and an abstract of the citation text. If applicable, the detail screen also shows a year-end status note that contains additional clarifying information not included in the law itself.

Navigation Options

Previous/Next Buttons

If there are year-end status records for more than 1 year, you can scroll through the record detail screen for the individual years without returning to the search results table by clicking the Previous and Next buttons.

Nex Previous Buttons

NOTE: The number of records in the detail screen reflects the total number of years for which there is a year-end status record for the selected Reference, not the number of records in the search results as in the General Legislation Record Details.

Export Options

Export to PDF

Click this button to create a PDF file containing the detailed information for the current record.

A screen snapshot of the Print to PDF link

Tables

There are two tables at the bottom of each detail screen. These tables show the history of the legislation shown in the current record. Click the links to display or hide the desired tables.

List of Stream Table

This table shows each bill that is created to amend or repeal the original piece of legislation at which the stream began.

A screen snapshot of the List of Stream table

History of Year-End Status Table

At the end of each year, if a bill's status has changed due to amendment or repeal, a year-end status record is created to reflect the changes. This table shows the history of these changes.

A screen snapshot of the History of Year-end Status table

 

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