Entering Text Search Criteria

Use the Text Search feature to search bill text and related documents with certain text and bill criteria.  

Accessing Text Search

Entering Search Criteria

 

Accessing Text Search

You can access Text Search in one of the following ways:

The Text Search window displays.

 Entering search criteria

  1. From the Text Search window, click the Simple Search or Custom Boolean Search radio button:

NOTE:  The Simple Search radio button is the default; however, it must be re-selected when moving from the Custom Boolean field.  When text is entered in both fields, only the text entered where the radio button is selected is used in the search.

TIP:  Right-click to see the list of connectors available to use.

  1. From the Legislature drop-down list, select the legislative session you want to search.

  1. In the Chamber field, click the House or Senate check box.

  2. In the Bill Type field, click the bill type selections:

  1. In the Version field, click the bill text version you want to search:

  1. In the Document field, click the document type to search:

  1. If you want to clear all the search criteria, click the Reset button.

  2. After you have entered all the search criteria, click the Search button.  The Text Search Results display.

NOTE:  Click the Save Search button to save the text search.  Click the Load Search button to load, run, or delete a previously saved text search.