Legislative Information Management System

(LIMS) Public Site - Walkthrough

LIMS – Public Site Key features of LIMS public site:

• The new home page allows a user to enter any phrase or number to find all legislation

related to the search criteria. No longer is a rigid search term or exact legislation

number needed to retrieve information.

• Available documents now include: bills, resolutions, contracts, grant budget

modifications, reprogrammings, Housing Finance Agency documents, Inspector General

and Auditor reports and agendas.

• The public site currently supports legislation for Council Period 20 only; the previous

Council Periods are being redirected to http://dcclims1.dccouncil.us/lims/search.aspx

LIMS – Public Site Key features of LIMS public site:

• The Basic Search feature enables the user to search for legislation using any of the

following criteria:

o Legislation number

o Abbreviated Legislation number like 10, 20-10, 20-1, B20-45 etc.,

o Short title of the legislation

o Keyword or phrase

• The Advanced Search feature allows the user to conduct a detailed search for legislation.

• Latest Laws section displays the newly created laws (top 5 records displayed).

LIMS – Public Site Home Page

Legislation Categories filter

Displays the newly created Laws – up to 5.

Link to previous Council Periods

Advanced Search with more refined search options.

Input Keyword(s) or # to search for Legislation.

LIMS - Public Site Home Page

About LIMS

This dropdown helps to narrow down the search by selecting a specific Legislation category

LIMS Public Site – Latest Laws

Most recent law This link will take user to the page where all laws can be viewed.

LIMS Public Site – Advanced Search Key features of LIMS advanced search includes:

• The Advanced Search feature enables a user to filter legislation based on any/all of the following

criteria:

• Legislation number or any phrase

• Category, Sub-Category, Introducer, Co-Sponsor, Requestor

• Committee referrals, Legislation status, Start/End Date etc,.

• The wide range of search options helps the user to retrieve the exact result they expect to view.

LIMS Public Site – Advanced Search

Search legislation by Date Range

Filter legislation by “Requestor”

Search by legislation category

Search legislation by the sub-category

Search by co-sponsors

Search legislation by the committee referral with comments

Search by introducers

Search legislation by the committee referral

Filter legislation by legislation status

Link to go back to Basic Search screen

Option to hide the Advanced Search and go back to Basic Search

LIMS Public Site – Advanced Search – Official Law

Filter legislation by legislation status – Official Law

Search legislation by law effective dates

LIMS Public Site – Advanced Search - Congressional Review

Filter legislation by legislation status – Under Congressional Review

Search legislation by Congressional Transmittal Dates

LIMS Public Site – Search Results

Introduction document assigned to the Legislation (link to PDF)

Link to Legislation details page which provides summary and bill history

Toggle button to sort search results by Recent Updates or Chronological

Option to export search results in Excel or PDF

Current status of the legislation; mouse hover displays the status explanation

LIMS Public Site – Legislative Record Key features of LIMS legislative records:

• Each legislative record offers a user either a snapshot of the status of a measure or a detailed

history of a measure:

• Legislative Summary – Key data provided in this tab include the legislation number,

introducer, committee referral and any other additional information about the measure

• Bill History – This tab offers a comprehensive history of a measure from introduction to its

final status

• Each record also includes an “Other Documents” tab which includes the referral memo, and any

other documents sent to or from the Executive regarding the measure

LIMS Public Site – Legislative Summary Print the currently displayed legislation to PDF

Current status of the Legislation

Displays history of the legislation. Displays other

documents of the legislation.

LIMS Public Site – Bill History

Link to introduction Document

Link to view the Hearing video

Link to view the Committee Report

Link to view Voting information

Link to view Signed Act

Link to view Signed Law

Link to enrolled version of the document

Voting Information

LIMS Public Site – Voting Information

LIMS Public Site – Other Documents

Other Documents section

Link to documents

Other Linked Legislation

LIMS – Public Site

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