Tennessee General Assembly Reveals New Mobile-Friendly Website
10 März 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
New features and functionality help citizens
stay in touch with legislature in real time
Tennessee’s 109th General Assembly was greeted
this year with a sleek new capitol.tn.gov website, packed with more
features and functionality to enhance transparency and
interactivity with citizens.
Republican Senate Speaker Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey and House
Speaker Beth Harwell, said the redesign is meant to make state
government “more open, more transparent and customer-friendly.”
One of the most significant features of the redesign on the main
page is the real time display of each day’s sessions and a list of
those upcoming. Clicking one of the session names launches the
streaming video area for that committee, where On-Demand video from
previous sessions can also be viewed, which helps site visitors
follow the progression of legislation.
Another important addition to the site is a visual indicator of
where a bill is in the process of becoming a law. The bill history
page now more clearly shows when a bill moves between the Senate
and House, making it easier for citizens to understand what is
taking place with legislation that they are watching.
One of the highlights of the new website is its new modern and
mobile-friendly design. With the increasing use of devices of
various sizes the new design has been optimized for viewing on a
range of screens. It uses a responsive Web design approach to
creating Web pages that “respond to,” or resize, based on the type
of device that is being used, whether a desktop monitor, a laptop,
a tablet, or a smartphone. A responsively designed page adapts to
the layout of the viewing environment by using fluid,
proportion-based design grids, flexible images, and browser
information.
In addition, the redesign brings a few new enhancements to
searching and tracking bills. The site now provides a single box on
each page for searching either legislation or site content, and the
My Bills area of the site now allows for tracking an unlimited
number of bills per user.
The redesign project began last summer with both chambers of the
Tennessee General Assembly and Tennessee Legislative Information
Services. Tennessee Legislative IT Director Vinay Dattu, Senate
Chief Clerk Russell Humphrey, and House Chief Clerk Joe McCord
executed the project set forth by both Speakers of the House and
Senate. It was designed and developed by NIC, Inc., Tennessee’s
eGovernment partner since 2000.
About NIC, Tennessee Information Division
NIC, Tennessee Information Division helps Tennessee build and
maintain the state’s official web portal TN.gov, and hundreds of
online services that allow citizens and businesses to interact with
state government more efficiently.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading
provider of official government websites, online services, and
secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative
eGovernment services help make government more accessible to
everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
“100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently
ranked at No.11 (2013), and the company has been included four
times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is
available at http://www.egov.com.
NICKelly Berg, 615-313-0300kelly@egovtn.org
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