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Overview of the new Legislative Information Management System (LIMS) used by the Council of the District of Columbia
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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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