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BeeScore: Bill Impact Ratings

BeeScore is BillBee's proprietary impact scoring system that helps you quickly identify the most significant legislation.

Bill Detail with BeeScore

What is BeeScore?​

BeeScore rates each bill on a 0-100 scale based on its potential impact. This helps you:

  • Prioritize your attention on high-impact legislation
  • Filter bills by significance level
  • Identify trending issues that may require action

Impact Tiers​

Bills are grouped into three impact tiers:

🐝 Low Impact (0-35)​

Bills with limited scope or routine matters:

  • Minor technical corrections
  • Renaming of state facilities
  • Procedural updates
  • Narrow regulatory adjustments

🐝🐝 Medium Impact (36-65)​

Bills with moderate reach or significance:

  • Updates to existing programs
  • Changes affecting specific industries
  • Budget modifications
  • Regulatory expansions

🐝🐝🐝 High Impact (66-100)​

Major legislation with broad implications:

  • Significant tax changes
  • Major policy reforms
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Large budget appropriations
  • Controversial social issues

Bills that have not yet been analyzed will show as "Not Rated."

How BeeScore is Calculated​

BeeScore evaluates bills across five weighted factors:

1. Who's Affected (20%)​

Breadth of impact across the population:

  • Statewide vs. regional vs. narrow focus
  • Number of affected industries or populations

2. Policy Change (25%)​

Degree of change from current law:

  • New programs vs. modifications
  • Regulatory burden changes
  • Rights and protections affected

3. Fiscal Impact (20%)​

Financial materiality to state budget:

  • Budget appropriations
  • Tax increases or cuts
  • Costs to businesses or individuals

4. Controversy (20%)​

Level of debate or opposition:

  • Partisan divide on the issue
  • Public attention and media coverage
  • Stakeholder opposition

5. Urgency (15%)​

Time sensitivity of the issue:

  • Emergency clauses
  • Immediate effective dates
  • Sunset provisions

The five factors are weighted to produce a final score from 0-100.

Using BeeScore​

Filtering by BeeScore​

On the Bills page:

  1. Open the Filters panel
  2. Select BeeScore filter
  3. Choose one or more impact tiers
  4. View only bills matching your criteria

Saved Searches with BeeScore​

Citizen and Professional plan users can save searches filtered by BeeScore:

  • "All high-impact bills this session"
  • "Medium and high-impact healthcare bills"
  • "New high-impact bills introduced this week"

BeeScore in Notifications​

Configure alerts based on impact level:

  • Get instant alerts only for high-impact bills
  • Include BeeScore in digest summaries
  • Filter saved search alerts by impact tier

Understanding BeeScore Limitations​

BeeScore is a tool to help prioritize your attention, not a definitive measure of importance:

  • Subjective importance varies - A "low impact" bill may be critical to your specific interests
  • Scores may change - As bills are amended, their BeeScore may be updated
  • Context matters - Always review bills relevant to your work regardless of score

BeeScore vs. Other Ratings​

Unlike simple popularity metrics, BeeScore considers:

  • Substantive content, not just tracking volume
  • Multiple impact dimensions with weighted factors
  • AI analysis of actual bill text and implications

Tips for Using BeeScore​

  • Start with high-impact bills to ensure you don't miss major legislation
  • Don't ignore low-impact bills in your focus areas
  • Combine with topic filters for targeted monitoring
  • Check score changes when bills are amended