diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd54617..28c5001 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 __pycache__
 db.sqlite3
 media
+uploads/
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/admin.py b/franklincce/explorer/admin.py
index 8c38f3f..2462c9e 100644
--- a/franklincce/explorer/admin.py
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/admin.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 
-# Register your models here.
+from .models import LegislativeText, LegislationBook
+
+admin.site.register(LegislativeText)
+admin.site.register(LegislationBook)
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/migrations/0001_initial.py b/franklincce/explorer/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40722dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.12 on 2024-06-19 06:53
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='LegislationBook',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('conference_type', models.CharField(choices=[('M', 'Middle School'), ('H', 'High School')], default='H', max_length=1)),
+                ('pdf', models.FileField(upload_to='uploads/')),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=256)),
+                ('import_strategy', models.CharField(max_length=128)),
+            ],
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='LegislativeText',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('assembly', models.CharField(choices=[('RGA', 'Red General Assembly'), ('BGA', 'Blue General Assembly'), ('WGA', 'White General Assembly'), ('RHB', 'Red House'), ('BHB', 'Blue House'), ('WHB', 'White House'), ('RSB', 'Red Senate'), ('BSB', 'Blue Senate'), ('WSB', 'White Senate'), ('SEN', 'Senate'), ('HOU', 'House'), ('GEN', 'General Assembly')], default='GEN', max_length=3)),
+                ('text', models.TextField()),
+                ('year', models.IntegerField()),
+                ('committee', models.IntegerField()),
+                ('docket_order', models.IntegerField()),
+                ('school', models.CharField(max_length=256)),
+                ('sponsors', models.CharField(max_length=256)),
+                ('from_book', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='explorer.legislationbook')),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/migrations/0002_legislativetext_legislation_title.py b/franklincce/explorer/migrations/0002_legislativetext_legislation_title.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27ad0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/migrations/0002_legislativetext_legislation_title.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.12 on 2024-06-19 07:22
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('explorer', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='legislativetext',
+            name='legislation_title',
+            field=models.CharField(default='Sample title', max_length=512),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/models.py b/franklincce/explorer/models.py
index 71a8362..e8e30c5 100644
--- a/franklincce/explorer/models.py
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/models.py
@@ -1,3 +1,55 @@
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Create your models here.
+class LegislationBook(models.Model):
+    class ConferenceType(models.TextChoices):
+        MIDDLE = "M", _("Middle School")
+        HIGH = "H", _("High School")
+
+    conference_type = models.CharField(
+        max_length=1,
+        choices=ConferenceType.choices,
+        default=ConferenceType.HIGH,
+    )
+    pdf = models.FileField(upload_to="uploads/")
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=256)
+    import_strategy = models.CharField(max_length=128)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "{}".format(self.name)
+
+class LegislativeText(models.Model):
+    class Assemblies(models.TextChoices):
+        RGA = "RGA", _("Red General Assembly")
+        BGA = "BGA", _("Blue General Assembly")
+        WGA = "WGA", _("White General Assembly")
+        RHB = "RHB", _("Red House")
+        BHB = "BHB", _("Blue House")
+        WHB = "WHB", _("White House")
+        RSB = "RSB", _("Red Senate")
+        BSB = "BSB", _("Blue Senate")
+        WSB = "WSB", _("White Senate")
+        SEN = "SEN", _("Senate")
+        HOU = "HOU", _("House")
+        GEN = "GEN", _("General Assembly")
+
+    assembly = models.CharField(
+        max_length=3,
+        choices=Assemblies.choices,
+        default=Assemblies.GEN
+    )
+    text = models.TextField()
+    year = models.IntegerField()
+    committee = models.IntegerField()
+    docket_order = models.IntegerField()
+    school = models.CharField(max_length=256)
+    sponsors = models.CharField(max_length=256)
+    from_book = models.ForeignKey(LegislationBook, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    legislation_title = models.CharField(max_length=512)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "{}/{}-{}".format(
+            self.assembly,
+            self.committee,
+            self.docket_order,
+        )
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/import.html b/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/import.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d32763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/import.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<form action="{% url 'import_books' %}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+{% csrf_token %}
+<input type="text" name="bookname">
+<input type="file" name="bookpdf">
+<input type="submit" value="Import PDF">
+</form>
+
+{% if just_imported %}
+thanks for the import!
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/index.html b/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c8a495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{% if legislative_texts %}
+    <ul>
+    {% for text in legislative_texts %}
+    <li><a href="{% url 'viewleg' text.id %}">{{ text.legislation_title }}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+{% else %}
+    <p>No texts available</p>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/legislation.html b/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/legislation.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5bb810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/templates/explorer/legislation.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<h1>{{ legislation.legislation_title }}</h1>
+
+<i>{{ legislation.assembly }}/{{ legislation.committee }}/{{ legislation.docket_order }}</i>
+
+<p>Sponsored by {{ legislation.sponsors }} of {{ legislation.school }}</p>
+
+<blockquote>
+    {{ legislation.text }}
+</blockquote>
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/urls.py b/franklincce/explorer/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3487de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.urls import path
+
+from . import views
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path("", views.index, name="index"),
+    path("legislation/<int:legislation_id>/", views.view_legislation, name="viewleg"),
+    path("import/", views.import_books, name="import_books"),
+]
diff --git a/franklincce/explorer/views.py b/franklincce/explorer/views.py
index 91ea44a..07694b1 100644
--- a/franklincce/explorer/views.py
+++ b/franklincce/explorer/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
+from django.http import HttpResponse
 
-# Create your views here.
+from .models import LegislativeText, LegislationBook
+
+def index(request):
+    legislative_texts = LegislativeText.objects.all()[:5]
+    context = {
+        "legislative_texts": legislative_texts,
+    }
+    return render(request, "explorer/index.html", context)
+
+def import_books(request):
+    if request.method == "GET":
+        return render(request, "explorer/import.html", {})
+    elif request.method == "POST":
+        book = LegislationBook(
+            pdf=request.FILES["bookpdf"],
+            name=request.POST.get("bookname"),
+            conference_type="H",
+        )
+        book.save()
+        return render(request, "explorer/import.html", {just_imported: True})
+
+def view_legislation(request, legislation_id):
+    legislation = get_object_or_404(LegislativeText, pk=legislation_id)
+    context = {
+        "legislation": legislation,
+    }
+    return render(request, "explorer/legislation.html", context)
diff --git a/franklincce/franklincce/settings.py b/franklincce/franklincce/settings.py
index 8df6ea8..2e09de0 100644
--- a/franklincce/franklincce/settings.py
+++ b/franklincce/franklincce/settings.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'explorer.apps.ExplorerConfig',
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
diff --git a/franklincce/franklincce/urls.py b/franklincce/franklincce/urls.py
index aad0a94..8b4072b 100644
--- a/franklincce/franklincce/urls.py
+++ b/franklincce/franklincce/urls.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ Including another URLconf
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import include, path
 
 urlpatterns = [
+    path('explorer/', include("explorer.urls")),
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
 ]