| The Virginia General Assembly web
site was originally developed in response to legislative initiative
HJR482
(1995), which directed the Department of Information Technology
and the Division of Legislative Automated Systems "to develop
a prototype for providing access to the Legislative Information
System through the Internet". The prototype system was successfully
implemented and the results were reported to the General Assembly
in House
Document 25 (1996). From the prototype's foundation the current
production system was re-designed and improved.
Users will find a wide array of legislative
information contained at this site. Included is general information
about the legislative process and its participants as well as
the full text, summaries, status history of bills and resolutions
and schedules of activity. Full text searching is also available
for the Code of
Virginia, Virginia
Administrative Code, Rules
of the Supreme Court, Bills
and Resolutions, and House
and Senate Documents. Several legislative agencies provide
information about their organizations and topics of interest related
to their function. Links to other state legislative information
systems on the internet are also available.
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