BillTrack50 Help Center
Managing Bill & Regulation Sheets
Help with filtering, sorting and grouping bills and regulations; hiding bills and regulations; copying and archiving sheets; creating and managing templates; and creating rollup sheets.
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- Getting Started
BillTrack50 - The Basics
A run through of the most fundamental functions of BillTrack50.
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How to Create a New Bill Sheet
A demonstration of how to make a new bill sheet.
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How to Use the Bill Sheet Grid
An introduction to the main features of the bill sheet grid.
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How to Use the Bill Sheet Grid
An overview of the grid and how to sort and filter bills.
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How to Sort by Columns in a Bill Sheet
A demonstration of how to sort the bills in your bill sheet.
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How to Filter the Bills in your Bill Sheet
An explanation of how to use the filter function in bill sheets.
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How to Filter the Bills in your Bill Sheet
A demonstration of how to use the filter function in bill sheets.
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Using Grouping to Review a Legislative Session
A demonstration of how to use the grouping function to look back at a session and see what happened.
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How to Combine Bill Sheets
An explanation of how to use the Combine feature to create a temporary bill sheet containing bills from multiple sheets.
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How to Hide Bills
A demonstration of how to hide bills from your bill sheet.
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The Hidden Tab
A walkthrough of the hidden tab on bill sheets.
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- Intermediate
Removing Bills From the Hidden Tab - 'Clean All' or 'Clear All'?
An explanation of the difference between 'Clean All' and 'Clear All' on the hidden tab.
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How To Track When Hidden Bills Get Amended
An explanation of how to check when bills you've hidden get amended in some way.
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How To Track When Hidden Bills Get Amended
A demonstration of how to check when bills you've hidden get amended in some way.
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Rolling Over - Managing Individual and Hidden Bills
A demonstration of how to manage bills and hidden bills when rolling over your account for a new session.
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How to Make and Edit Templates
An explanation of how to create a new template or edit existing templates.
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How to Make a Template
A demonstration of how to create a new template.
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What Standard Columns Are Available on Bill Sheets?
A complete list of all columns that you can use in bill sheets, with descriptions.
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Template Columns
An explanation of the 'Date Added', 'Has Companion' and 'Last Amended Date' columns in a bill sheet.
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The AI Summary Bill Sheet Column
An explanation of the bill sheet column which includes an AI-generated summary of the bill.
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- Intermediate
How to Create a Custom Column
An explanation of how to create your own columns to enter data into a bill sheet.
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How to Create a Custom Column
A demonstration of how to create your own columns to enter data into a bill sheet.
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How to Add a Custom Column For URL Links
A demonstration of how to create a custom column for entering web links to your bill sheet.
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How to Enter Data in a Custom Column
A demonstration of how to enter data in a column that you have created for your bill sheet.
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How to Change Column Names
A demonstration of how to change the names of any columns in a bill sheet.
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Filter Your Bill Sheet by Session
An explanation of how to use a template and then filter to identify bills from a specific session.
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Handling Special Sessions
A demonstration showing how to modify your bill sheet to add a column showing which session a bill is associated with, so that you can tell special session bills, regular session bills, and pre-filed bills apart.
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How to Make and Use Roll Up Bill Sheets
An explanation of creating and using roll up bill sheets.
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How to Make and Use Roll Up Bill Sheets
A walkthrough of creating and using roll up bills sheets.
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Workflows
An explanation of how to organise your account.
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Flexible Customization Options
A run through of how we can help you if you need to do something out of the ordinary.
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How to Archive a Bill or Regulation Sheet
A demonstration of how to archive your sheet for backing up or examining trends over time.
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How to Copy a Bill to A Different Bill Sheet
A demonstration of how to copy a bill from one bill sheet to another.
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Can't Copy a Bill to a Different Bill Sheet? Check the State!
An explanation of the importance of ensuring the receiving sheet has the correct state set up when copying a bill.
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Can't Copy a Bill to a Different Bill Sheet? Check the State!
A demonstration of the importance of ensuring the receiving sheet has the correct state set up when copying a bill.
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Data Synch Button
A demonstration of how to sync data you've entered for a bill on different bill sheets.
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Getting Your Account Ready for 2024
A checklist of actions to prepare for a new session.
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What Are Regulations?
An explanation of what regulations are and what they do.
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An Introduction to Regulation Tracking
An explanation of how to create and understand a regulation sheet.
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How to Get Daily Alert Emails for Regulations
A demonstration of how to set up daily email alerts for regulation sheets.
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Regulation Tracking Toolbox
An explanation of some good tips and tricks for searching registers and bulletins.
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Regulation Advocacy
An explanation of some good strategies for effective regulation advocacy.
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How To Build a Regulatory Tracking Template
A run through of Michael O'Brien's comprehensive template for tracking regulations.