Calendar Report Filters Explained

How it works

Calendar report filters control which meetings appear in your report.
Bills are included only when they are attached to those meetings.

Filters work together, so tightening one filter narrows results across all others.

Groups

Groups appear at the top of calendar filters because they are the most commonly used.

Groups limit meetings to only those that include bills in the selected group(s).

Use Groups when you want to:

• Build client- or project-specific calendars

• Exclude meetings unrelated to your tracked work

• Keep reports focused and readable

Date range

The Date range controls when meetings occur.

Common choices

• This week (default) – current activity

• Next week – planning and prep

• Last 30 days – recaps and summaries

• Custom dates – specific windows

Dynamic reports automatically roll forward as time passes.

Meetings with bills only

When enabled, this filter:

• Hides meetings that have no bills attached

• Keeps reports focused on actionable items

This is useful if you want to avoid informational or procedural meetings.

Chambers & committees

Use these filters to restrict meetings by where they occur.

Options include:

• Specific chambers (e.g., House, Senate)

• Specific committees (e.g., Judiciary, Appropriations)

You can use Select all and Clear all to speed up configuration.

Advanced filters (dynamic reports only)

Advanced filters let you include or exclude individual meetings on top of your main filters.

Include specific meetings

Add a meeting that doesn’t match your filters but still needs to appear.

Example:
All House Judiciary meetings this week plus one special hearing.

Exclude specific meetings

Remove a meeting even if it matches your filters.

Example:
All committee meetings this week except one your client doesn’t care about.

How filters work together

Filters are additive and restrictive:

• Groups limit which meetings qualify

• Date range limits when

• Chambers and committees limit where

• Advanced filters make intentional exceptions

If a meeting doesn’t meet all active filters (or isn’t explicitly included), it won’t appear.

Tips

• Start with Groups + Date range, then add committee filters if needed.

• Use advanced include/exclude sparingly—most use cases are handled by groups.

• If your report feels empty, check:

  • Date range

  • Group selection

  • Committee filters

Common questions

Why did a meeting disappear when I added a group?
Only meetings with bills in that group are included.

Can I filter meetings without bills?
Yes—leave Meetings with bills only turned off.

Why don’t I see advanced filters?
Advanced filters only appear on dynamic reports.