diff --git a/analyser.py b/analyser.py
index 726c4a2..51ea1cb 100644
--- a/analyser.py
+++ b/analyser.py
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
-import leglib
+import leglib #billdb import BillDB, BillQuery, QueryField, QueryAll
 
 parser = leglib.parsers.HSYIGPdfParser.from_filename(
     filename="YIGVolunteerBook2024.pdf",
-    confname="YIGVolunteer"
+    confname="HSVolunteer"
 )
 parser.parse()
-print([i.bill_text for i in parser.bills])
+
+print(len(parser.bills))
+
+db = leglib.billdb.BillDB()
+db.add_conference(parser=parser)
+
+allbills = len(db.search(query=leglib.billdb.QueryAll))
+
+bluelen = len(db.search(query=leglib.billdb.BillQuery(color=leglib.billdb.QueryField.Colors.Blue)))
+whitelen = len(db.search(query=leglib.billdb.BillQuery(color=leglib.billdb.QueryField.Colors.White)))
+redlen = len(db.search(query=leglib.billdb.BillQuery(color=leglib.billdb.QueryField.Colors.Red)))
+
+senatelen = len(db.search(query=leglib.billdb.BillQuery(assembly=leglib.billdb.QueryField.Assemblies.Senate)))
+houselen = len(db.search(query=leglib.billdb.BillQuery(assembly=leglib.billdb.QueryField.Assemblies.House)))
+
+franklincount = len(db.search(query=leglib.billdb.BillQuery(school="Franklin")))
+
+print(allbills)
+print(redlen, whitelen, bluelen, redlen + whitelen + bluelen)
+print(senatelen, houselen, senatelen + houselen)
+print(franklincount)
diff --git a/billdb.py b/billdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c558fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/billdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+from common import Bill, CCEColors, CCEAssemblies
+from parsers import BookParser
+
+from typing import Type, Self
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+class QueryAny:
+    """
+    Use this class to indicate an Any match for attributes without an Any attribute.
+    """
+    pass
+
+class SearchNotSatisified(BaseException):
+    pass
+
+class QueryAll:
+    pass
+
+class QueryField:
+    Any = object()
+    Colors = CCEColors
+    Assemblies = CCEAssemblies
+
+@dataclass
+class BillQuery:
+    """
+    Holds a query for the BillDB.
+    """
+    color: CCEColors | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    assembly: CCEAssemblies | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    committee: int | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    year: int | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    subcommittee: str | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    sponsors: str | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    school: str | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    bill_text: str | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+    title: str | QueryField = QueryField.Any
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        self.bill_text_concat = self.bill_text # for search compat reasons
+
+class BillDB:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.bills: list[Bill] = []
+        self.cache: dict[Bill]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def code_enum_match(bill: Bill, query: BillQuery, attr: str) -> None:
+        """
+        This is probably very slow. Maybe replace this with a better solution?
+
+        This function replaces repetitive code like this:
+
+        elif bill.assembly != CCEAssemblies.Any:
+            if bill.assembly != query.color:
+                raise SearchNotSatisified()
+
+        with this:
+
+        self.enum_match(bill, query, "color")
+
+        This is the case with exact_match and string_match, too.
+        """
+
+        if query.__getattribute__(attr) == QueryField.Any:
+            return
+
+        # check the Any case
+        if query.__getattribute__(attr) != bill.code.__getattribute__(attr).__class__.Any:
+            # make sure we're not matching
+            if bill.code.__getattribute__(attr) != query.__getattribute__(attr):
+                raise SearchNotSatisified()
+
+        # if we do match, no exception
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def string_match(bill: Bill, query: BillQuery, attr: str) -> None:
+        """
+        See self.code_enum_match for more info.
+        """
+        if query.__getattribute__(attr) == QueryField.Any:
+            return
+
+        if not query.__getattribute__(attr).lower() in bill.__getattribute__(attr).lower():
+            raise SearchNotSatisified()
+
+    def add_conference(self: Self, parser: Type[BookParser]) -> None:
+        """
+        Type[BookParser] -> any subclass of BookParser
+        """
+
+        # this works because each BookParser must insert its self.confname into its self.bills[i].code.conference field.
+        self.bills += parser.bills
+
+    def search(self: Self, query: BillQuery | QueryAll) -> list[Bill]:
+        if query == QueryAll:
+            return self.bills
+        results = []
+        for bill in self.bills:
+            try:
+                self.code_enum_match(bill, query, "color")
+                self.code_enum_match(bill, query, "assembly")
+
+                if not query.committee == QueryField.Any:
+                    if not query.committee == bill.code.committee:
+                        raise SearchNotSatisified()
+
+                if not query.committee == QueryField.Any:
+                    if not query.year == bill.code.year:
+                        raise SearchNotSatisified()
+
+                self.string_match(bill, query, "subcommittee")
+                self.string_match(bill, query, "sponsors")
+                self.string_match(bill, query, "school")
+                self.string_match(bill, query, "bill_text_concat")
+                self.string_match(bill, query, "title")
+
+            except SearchNotSatisified:
+                continue
+            results.append(bill)
+
+        return results
diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
index 24f4f79..b21f225 100644
--- a/common.py
+++ b/common.py
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ from enum import StrEnum, auto
 class CCEColors(StrEnum):
     Red = "Red"
     White = "White",
-    Blue = "Blue"
+    Blue = "Blue",
+    Undefined = "Undefined", # some conferences don't have assemblies
+    Any = "Any" # for searching purposes
 
 class CCEAssemblies(StrEnum):
     Senate = "Senate",
     House = "House",
-    GeneralAssembly = "GeneralAssembly"
+    GeneralAssembly = "GeneralAssembly",
+    Any = "Any" # for searching purposes
 
 class BillCode:
     def __init__(self, text: str):
@@ -37,19 +40,20 @@ class BillCode:
         elif assemblydivision == "G":
             self.assembly = CCEAssemblies.GeneralAssembly
 
-        self.year = int(dashsplit[0])
+        # reverse y2k problem; but conference years are stored in YY, not YYYY form
+        self.year = int(dashsplit[0]) + 2000
         self.committee = int(dashsplit[1])
         self.docketplacement = int(dashsplit[2])
 
         self.stringrep = self.color[0].upper() + \
             self.assembly[0].upper() + \
             "B/{}-{}-{}".format(
-                str(self.year),
+                str(self.year - 2000),
                 str(self.committee),
                 str(self.docketplacement)
             )
 
-        self.conference: None | str = None # to be filled in with BillDB
+        self.conference: None | str = None # to be filled in with BookParser and friends
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "{} {} - {}-{}-{}".format(
@@ -79,3 +83,7 @@ class Bill:
         self.school = school.rstrip()
         self.bill_text = bill_text
         self.title = title
+
+    @property
+    def bill_text_concat(self):
+        return ''.join(self.bill_text)
diff --git a/leglib.py b/leglib.py
index 32778c1..045c0d3 100644
--- a/leglib.py
+++ b/leglib.py
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-import fitz
-import math
-
-from typing import Any
 import parsers
+import billdb
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 2c827b4..d3892c7 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
     # nativeBuildInputs is usually what you want -- tools you need to run
     nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
         buildPackages.python311Packages.pymupdf
+        buildPackages.python311Packages.flask
     ];
 }