The computer system uses a text processing program that was developed in-house. The system has customized applications that fit into the unique needs of the legislature. For example, there are programs that provide assistance for automatically incorporating amendments into bills, renumbering sections of a bill, creating titles, and creating tables of statutes amended, repealed, or new. The revisor's system houses central databases that users from the revisor's office, the house, and the senate can utilize in order to reduce redundant keystroking whenever possible. The office has continued its support of the composition and printing of the senate journal, including front matter, text, and index.
Data residing in the revisor system is utilized by the house in preparing the house journal.
The revisor's computer staff provides Internet access to bills, engrossments, conference committee reports, and bill status information. The complete text of Laws of Minnesota, Minnesota Statutes, and Minnesota Rules is made accessible on the Internet. The office produces and upgrades software to perform word and phrase searches on statute, rule, and bill text. As well as doing such searches for our own drafting and editorial work, we do searches at the request of members, agencies, and outside entities such as the County Attorneys Association. Our office provides public access to the text of bills, statutes, and administrative rules.