Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) — up to date through 2024

This week I updated the ORS and created the system for keeping it up to date. Here's a little walk-through. You'll see a new note on every page. For example, on the ORS home page:

And in the corner of every other page:

If you click that dotted link, you'll get an explanation of what it means for the ORS to be up to date as I write this in August, 2023. (Hint: the 2023 edition isn't due out until 2024.) The legislature's page has all the details. Click to zoom in:

We give links and hints, but you still have to read the PDF.

Now, the state publishes these updates as Session Law PDFs. I've written clever software (source code) that extracts a law's key info. Here's how the site lets you know, "Caution! Check this session law for changes.":

Yes, we still have to read the PDFs. But at least we don't have to dive into the table of changed statutes to find them. 😅 Clicking on the bill's link or the PDF thumbnail pulls up the correct session law:

What do you think about this set up? Does it look intuitive and useful? — Robb