How do I conduct a search by Topic?

The Search Legislation and Regulations by Topic feature uses State Net’s indexing system so you can narrow searches to only the subject categories that interest you.

Every piece of legislation and regulation introduced and entered into the LexisNexis^® State Net^® database is categorized under a three-level indexing system ranging from a broad to a very specific focus.

For example, a bill relating to art galleries serving wine might be assigned topics "Wine", "Artworks and Artists", and "Alcoholic Beverage Licenses".

Browse/Search by Topics

From the home page, right under the search bar click on the "See More" button.

You will see the "filter by Topic" menu pop up below the left hand side of the search bar.

Browse through a 3-level menu of topics

Once you click on the drop down arrow from the "Filter by Topic" you will see a list of high-level Topics arranged by Major Topics > Sub-Topics > Keywords. 

Click on a Major Topic drop down arrow to display a list of Sub-Topics.  Clicking on a Sub-Topic drop down arrow will display a list of Keywords.

Click on the empty box next to any Major Topics > Sub-Topics > Keywords in order to select them for a search.   Once all topics have been selected click on the red looking glass icon in order to run the search.

You will be directed to the results page where you will be able to apply post filters to narrow down your search based on specific needs as you would any other search.