The offices that serve a legislature: budget and audit offices, libraries and research services, clerks and legislative counsel. It has no schema of its own: companies here are mapped on the National legislatures and parliaments schema, and what it does not cover is recorded as gaps.
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Last updated
3 Nov 2026
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Focused research on the organizations with the fewest mapped parts in legislative support offices; what it finds is public for everyone.
What the legislature may decide: laws, budgets, approvals of appointments and oversight.
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Petitions and public submissions
lead_generation
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Process
How the public and organizations bring matters to the legislature's attention.
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Members' advocacy
sales
Demand: reaching the people it serves
People
Members and their staff building support for bills and amendments.
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Members' pay and allowances
pricing
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Decisions
How members' salaries, allowances and expenses are set and published.
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Bills and amendments
quoting
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Process
Proposed laws and changes to them as tabled for debate.
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Enacted laws
contracts
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Decisions
Bills that passed and became law, and the record of their final text.
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Legislative drafting
offer_design
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Turning policy into bill text with the help of drafting counsel.
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Sessions and calendar
planning
Supply: delivering the work
Process
When the legislature sits, recesses and takes up each item.
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Legislative procurement
procurement
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Buying services, equipment and premises for the legislature.
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Outside experts and contractors
suppliers
Supply: delivering the work
People
Advisers, witnesses' experts, IT and facilities contractors.
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Legislative process
delivery
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Readings, debates and votes that carry a bill from introduction to enactment.
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Legislative scrutiny
quality
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Checking bills for legal soundness, cost and drafting errors before final votes.
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Buildings and collections
inventory
Supply: delivering the work
Data
Chambers, offices, libraries and archives the legislature holds.
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Chamber operations
logistics
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Running the chamber on sitting days: order papers, divisions and attendance.
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Votes and divisionsPremium
votes_divisions
Supply: delivering the work
Data
Included for Members
Members
Members
Hearings and testimony
hearings
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Taking evidence from officials, experts and the public in committee.
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Member induction
customer_onboarding
Constituents: serving them over time
Process
Inducting newly elected members into procedure, offices and rules.
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Constituent services
support
Constituents: serving them over time
People
Members' offices helping constituents with problems involving government.
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Relations with the executive
account_management
Constituents: serving them over time
People
Dealings with ministers, agencies and the head of government.
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Constituent casework records
customer_data
Constituents: serving them over time
Data
Cases opened by members' offices for constituents and their outcomes.
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Re-election and turnover
retention
Constituents: serving them over time
Process
How many members return after each election, and loss of experience.
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Internal charges
billing
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Charges between the legislature's offices and services.
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Recovery of expenses
collections
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Recovering expenses claimed in error by members or offices.
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Payments
payables
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Paying suppliers and members' expense claims.
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Members' and staff payroll
payroll
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Paying members, their staff and chamber staff.
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Legislature accounts
accounting
Money: getting funded and paying
Software
The legislature's own ledger and audited accounts.
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Legislature's own budget
budgeting
Money: getting funded and paying
Decisions
The budget for running the legislature, often set by the legislature itself.
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Funds
treasury
Money: getting funded and paying
Data
The legislature's appropriated funds and balances.
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Budget and appropriations billsPremium
appropriations
Money: getting funded and paying
Decisions
Included for Members
Members
Members
Chambers, offices and services
org_structure
People: who does the work
People
Chambers, presiding officers, members' offices and non-partisan services.
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Staff recruitment
hiring
People: who does the work
Process
Hiring members' staff and non-partisan chamber staff.
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Member and staff training
training
People: who does the work
Process
Training in procedure, ethics and scrutiny.
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Staff grading
performance_pay
People: who does the work
Decisions
Pay grades and reviews for chamber and members' staff.
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Floor and committee time
capacity
People: who does the work
Process
How much sitting and committee time exists for the business waiting.
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Workplace conduct rules
people_policies
People: who does the work
Decisions
Rules protecting staff from bullying and harassment by members and others.
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Members and their offices
members
People: who does the work
People
The elected members, their personal staff and constituency offices.
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CommitteesPremium
committees
People: who does the work
People
Included for Members
Members
Members
Research and budget offices
research_services
People: who does the work
People
Non-partisan offices that research issues, cost bills and analyse the budget.
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Bill tracking system
system_of_record
Systems: tools and data
Software
The system holding every bill, amendment, vote and stage.
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Internal communication
communication
Systems: tools and data
Software
Whip notices, order papers and messages between offices.
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Publication links
integrations
Systems: tools and data
Software
Feeds from bill tracking to the official journal and public websites.
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Business statistics
reporting
Systems: tools and data
Data
Bills introduced, passed, sitting days and committee output.
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Archives
data_management
Systems: tools and data
Data
Keeping the official record and papers for the long term.
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Physical and cyber security
security
Systems: tools and data
Decisions
Protecting members, the building and systems.
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Official record and journal
legislative_record
Systems: tools and data
Data
The verbatim record of debates and the journal of proceedings.
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Broadcasting and public access
public_access
Systems: tools and data
Software
Live broadcasts, public galleries and online access to proceedings and papers.
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Constitutional basis
licensing
Control: rules the organization runs under
Decisions
The constitution and statutes that create the legislature and its powers.
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Standing orders compliance
compliance
Control: rules the organization runs under
Decisions
Following the legislature's own rules on procedure and conduct.
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Liability cover
insurance
Control: rules the organization runs under
Decisions
Cover for premises, events and staff.
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Legal counsel
legal_admin
Control: rules the organization runs under
Data
Counsel advising on procedure, privilege and the legality of bills.
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Organizations: how many of the 0 organizations mapped in public on Legislative support offices and below have a sourced part on the primitive. Primitives are matched by key, so organizations on earlier versions count.