Oregon Statutes - Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies
- 173.005 Personnel policies for employees of statutory committees.
(1) The appointing authority for regular employees of the Legislative Administration Committee, Legislative Counsel Committee or any other statutory committee or statutory office of the...
- 173.007 Personnel policies applicable to regular employees of Legislative Assembly.
(1) If the Legislative Administration Committee adopts policies under ORS 173.005 (2), it may give credit for vacation and sick leave of regular employees of...
- 173.010 [Amended by 1953 c.625 §4; repealed by 1953 c.492 §16]
- 173.015 [1953 c.625 §4; repealed by 1953 c.492 §16]
- 173.020 [Repealed by 1953 c.492 §16]
- 173.025 Preparation of fiscal impact and revenue impact statements for legislation affecting local governments.
(1) The Legislative Fiscal Officer, with the aid of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Legislative Revenue Officer, state agencies and affected local governmental units,...
- 173.029 Preparation of statements for legislation creating new crime or increasing period of incarceration.
(1) For any measure reported out of a committee of the Legislative Assembly the effect of which is to create a new crime or increase...
- 173.030 [Amended by 1953 c.625 §4; repealed by 1953 c.492 §16]
- 173.035 Submission of statements to Legislative Assembly; committee referral and review.
The Legislative Fiscal Officer and Legislative Revenue Officer shall submit the statement prepared under ORS 173.025 or 173.029 to the Legislative Assembly at a time...
- 173.040 [Repealed by 1953 c.492 §16]
- 173.045 Revision of statements.
The Legislative Fiscal Officer and Legislative Revenue Officer shall review and revise the statement as measures are amended. [1977 c.414 §3]
- 173.050 [Amended by 1953 c.625 §4; repealed by 1953 c.492 §16]
- 173.051 Preparation of fiscal impact statements for legislation increasing employer contributions under Public Employees Retirement System.
The Legislative Fiscal Officer, with the aid of the Public Employees Retirement Board and public employers providing benefits under ORS chapter 238A, shall prepare a...
- 173.055 Contracts to provide fiscal data.
The Legislative Fiscal Officer and Legislative Revenue Officer are authorized to contract with other agencies or persons to provide fiscal data necessary to carry out...
- 173.110 [1953 c.492 §1; repealed by 1969 c.256 §1 (173.111 enacted in lieu of 173.110)]
- 173.111 Legislative Counsel Committee and office of Legislative Counsel established.
The Legislative Counsel Committee is established as a joint committee of the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Counsel Committee shall select a Legislative Counsel to serve...
- 173.120 Legislative Counsel to be in attendance upon legislative sessions.
The Legislative Counsel shall be in attendance upon all sessions of the Legislative Assembly. [1953 c.492 §2]
- 173.130 Performance of legislative services; charges.
(1) The Legislative Counsel shall prepare or assist in the preparation of legislative measures when requested to do so by a member or committee of...
- 173.135 Participation in legal proceedings to protect legislative interests.
When deemed necessary or advisable to protect the official interests of the Legislative Assembly, one or more legislative committees, or one or more members of...
- 173.140 Preparation of initiative measures.
The Legislative Counsel shall cooperate with the proponents of an initiative measure in its preparation when: (1) Requested in writing so to do by 50...
- 173.150 [1953 c.492 §5; 1961 c.279 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §10 (171.275 enacted in lieu of 173.150)]
- 173.152 [Formerly 171.272; 1963 c.420 §1; 1965 c.372 §1; 1981 c.517 §21; renumbered 171.315]
- 173.155 [1959 c.295 §1; repealed by 1963 c.292 §1 (173.310 to 173.340 enacted in lieu of 173.155)]
- 173.160 Powers and duties of Legislative Counsel in preparing editions for publication.
In preparing editions of the statutes for publication and distribution, the Legislative Counsel shall not alter the sense, meaning, effect or substance of any Act,...
- 173.170 [1953 c.492 §7; 1961 c.167 §28; 1981 c.517 §22; renumbered 171.285]
- 173.180 [1953 c.492 §8; 1981 c.517 §23; renumbered 171.295]
- 173.190 [1953 c.492 §9; 1961 c.167 §29; repealed by 1969 c.256 §3 (173.191 enacted in lieu of 173.190)]
- 173.191 Membership; term; vacancies; advisory committees.
(1) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall consist of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, members of the House appointed...
- 173.196 [1975 c.136 §8; repealed by 1977 c.344 §7]
- 173.200 Selection of Legislative Counsel.
(1) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall select the Legislative Counsel, who shall serve at the pleasure of the committee. The Legislative Counsel shall be a...
- 173.210 Employment of staff.
Subject to the approval of the committee, the Legislative Counsel may employ and fix the compensation of such professional assistants and clerical and other employees...
- 173.215 Effect of expiration of terms of committee members.
(1) The expiration of the terms of members of the Legislative Counsel Committee, as provided by ORS 173.191, does not affect the employment of any...
- 173.220 Location of Legislative Counsel’s office.
The permanent office of the Legislative Counsel shall be in the State Capitol, where the Legislative Counsel shall be provided with suitable and sufficient offices...
- 173.230 Confidential nature of matters handled by committee’s staff.
(1) The Legislative Counsel or any employee of the Legislative Counsel Committee may not reveal to any person not an employee of the committee the...
- 173.240 Committee’s staff prohibited from influencing legislation.
Neither the Legislative Counsel nor any employee of the committee shall oppose, urge or attempt to influence legislation. [1953 c.492 §14]
- 173.250 [1953 c.492 §15; 1957 c.60 §1; subsection (4) enacted as 1961 c.159 §2; 1969 c.256 §5; 1981 c.517 §24; renumbered 171.305]
- 173.310 [1963 c.292 §2 (173.310 to 173.340 enacted in lieu of 173.155); 1969 c.314 §10; 1971 c.638 §7; 1977 c.186 §1; repealed by 1979 c.472 §2]
- 173.315 Oregon Law Commission established; duties; membership; chairperson.
(1) The Oregon Law Commission is established to conduct a continuous substantive law revision program, including but not limited to the subjects stated in ORS...
- 173.320 [1963 c.292 §3 (173.310 to 173.340 enacted in lieu of 173.155); repealed by 1979 c.472 §2]
- 173.325 Compensation and expenses of members.
A member of the Oregon Law Commission who is not a member of the Legislative Assembly shall receive no compensation for services as a member...
- 173.328 Commission meetings.
The Oregon Law Commission shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by the commission. The commission also...
- 173.330 [1963 c.292 §4 (173.310 to 173.340 enacted in lieu of 173.155); repealed by 1979 c.472 §2]
- 173.335 Commission staff; duties.
(1) The Legislative Counsel shall assist the Oregon Law Commission to carry out its functions as provided by law. (2) The Legislative Counsel pursuant to...
- 173.338 Law revision program; drafting services.
(1) The specific subject areas to be part of the law revision program of the Oregon Law Commission include but are not limited to: (a)...
- 173.340 [1963 c.292 §5 (173.310 to 173.340 enacted in lieu of 173.155); repealed by 1979 c.472 §2]
- 173.342 Commission biennial report to Legislative Assembly.
(1) The Oregon Law Commission shall file a report at each regular session of the Legislative Assembly that shall contain recommendations for statutory and administrative...
- 173.345 Cooperation with bar associations or other associations.
The Oregon Law Commission may cooperate with any bar association or other learned, professional or scientific association, institution or foundation in a manner suitable to...
- 173.347 Appearance of commission members or staff before Legislative Assembly.
The Oregon Law Commission by its members or its staff may appear before committees of the Legislative Assembly in an advisory capacity, pursuant to the...
- 173.350 [1965 c.397 §1; repealed by 1979 c.472 §2]
- 173.352 Advisory and technical committees.
(1) To aid and advise the Oregon Law Commission in the performance of its functions, the commission may establish such advisory and technical committees as...
- 173.355 Solicitation and receipt of gifts and grants.
The Oregon Law Commission may solicit and receive funds from grants and gifts to assist and support its functions. [1997 c.661 §9]
- 173.357 Disposition of moneys collected or received by commission.
All moneys collected or received by the Oregon Law Commission shall be paid into the General Fund of the State Treasury. Such moneys are continuously...
- 173.410 Appointing authority for Legislative Fiscal Officer; selection of officer.
(1) As used in this section, ORS 173.420 and 173.450, “appointing authority” means the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during a session of the...
- 173.420 Duties of Legislative Fiscal Officer.
(1) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Legislative Fiscal Officer shall: (a) Ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislative...
- 173.430 [1959 c.70 §11; 1961 c.167 §14; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.440 [1959 c.70 §§3,4,5; 1961 c.41 §1; 1961 c.167 §33a; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.450 Employment of staff; compensation and expenses of staff members.
(1) Subject to the approval of the appointing authority, the Legislative Fiscal Officer may employ and fix the compensation of such professional assistants and clerical...
- 173.455 Maintaining confidentiality of draft measures.
The Legislative Fiscal Officer or any employee of the Legislative Fiscal Officer may not reveal to any person not an employee of the Legislative Fiscal...
- 173.460 [1965 c.113 §2; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.500 Establishment; members; powers and duties.
(1) There is established within the legislative department the Oregon State Capitol Foundation. The foundation shall be composed of not fewer than nine and not...
- 173.510 [1965 c.581 §1; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.520 [1965 c.581 §2; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.530 [1965 c.581 §4; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.540 [1965 c.581 §§6, 10; 1969 c.314 §11; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.550 [1965 c.581 §11; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.560 [1965 c.581 §12; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.570 [1965 c.581 §9; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.580 [1965 c.581 §7; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.590 [1965 c.581 §8; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.600 [1965 c.581 §5; repealed by 1971 c.679 §7]
- 173.610 Appointing authority for Natural Resources Policy Administrator; selection of administrator.
(1) As used in this section and ORS 173.620 and 173.630, “appointing authority” means the President and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker...
- 173.620 Duties of Natural Resources Policy Administrator.
(1) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Natural Resources Policy Administrator shall: (a) Upon written request of a member or...
- 173.630 Employment of staff; compensation and expenses of staff members.
(1) Subject to the approval of the appointing authority, the Natural Resources Policy Administrator may employ and fix the compensation of such professional assistants and...
- 173.640 Confidential nature of matters handled by administrator and staff; administrator and staff prohibited from influencing legislation.
(1) Neither the Natural Resources Policy Administrator nor an employee of the administrator may reveal to a person not an employee of the administrator the...
- 173.710 Legislative Administration Committee and office of Legislative Administrator established.
The Legislative Administration Committee hereby is established as a joint committee of the Legislative Assembly. The committee shall select a Legislative Administrator who shall serve...
- 173.720 Duties of Legislative Administrator.
(1) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Administrator shall: (a) Coordinate administrative operations of the Legislative Assembly in...
- 173.730 Committee membership; status; term; chairperson.
(1) The Legislative Administration Committee shall consist of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, members of the House appointed...
- 173.740 Employment of staff; compensation and expenses of staff; staff prohibited from influencing legislation.
(1) Subject to the approval of the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Administrator may employ and fix the compensation of such assistants and clerks as...
- 173.750 Effect of expiration of terms of committee members.
The expiration of the terms of members of the Legislative Administration Committee upon the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session next following the...
- 173.760 Advisory committees; compensation and expenses.
(1) The Legislative Administration Committee from time to time may appoint such advisory committees consisting of members of the Legislative Assembly and others as are...
- 173.763 Electronic distribution of information; no fee for distribution; reservation of copyright and other proprietary interest.
(1)(a) The Legislative Administration Committee in conjunction with the Legislative Counsel Committee shall, with the advice of the President of the Senate, through the Secretary...
- 173.766 Electronic mail address; website.
(1) The Legislative Administration Committee shall make available to each member of the Legislative Assembly an electronic mail address accessible by Oregonians through the largest...
- 173.770 Rules regarding fees for services and obtaining copyrights and patents.
(1) The Legislative Administration Committee may adopt rules to carry out its duties under statute or legislative rules or directives, including setting and collecting fees...
- 173.780 Sale or lease of data processing programs, materials and information.
Subject to the approval of the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Administrator may cause to be sold, leased or otherwise made available data processing programs,...
- 173.785 Capitol gift shop; bidding; use of profits.
(1) The Legislative Administration Committee directly or by contract may establish a gift shop in the Capitol to provide for the retail sale of Oregon...
- 173.790 Stores Revolving Account; Property and Supplies Stores Account.
(1) There is established for the Legislative Administration Committee a Stores Revolving Account. The committee may pay for rent, staff, stocks of supplies, materials, equipment...
- 173.795 [1993 c.433 §3a; repealed by 2003 c.734 §25]
- 173.800 Appointing authority for Legislative Revenue Officer; selection of officer.
(1) As used in ORS 173.800 to 173.850, during the interim between sessions of the Legislative Assembly, “appointing authority” means the Interim Committee on Revenue...
- 173.810 Employment of staff; compensation and expenses.
(1) Subject to the approval of the appointing authority, the Legislative Revenue Officer may employ and fix the compensation of such professional assistants and clerical...
- 173.820 Duties and powers.
(1) Pursuant to the policies and directions of the appointing authority, the Legislative Revenue Officer shall: (a) Upon written request of a member of the...
- 173.830 Authority to accept and expend funds; disposition of moneys received.
(1) The Legislative Revenue Officer may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse and expend federal moneys and other moneys, public or private, for the accomplishment of...
- 173.840 Designation as applicant for certain federal programs.
The Legislative Revenue Officer is designated as the eligible applicant for the State of Oregon for the purposes of section 842 of the Education Amendments...
- 173.850 Department of Revenue to provide assistance; status of reports and information.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, when requested to do so, the Department of Revenue shall: (a) Advise and assist the Legislative Revenue...
- 173.855 Maintaining confidentiality of draft measures.
The Legislative Revenue Officer or any employee of the Legislative Revenue Officer may not reveal to any person not an employee of the Legislative Revenue...
- 173.860 [1979 c.783 §4; repealed by 1981 c.704 §1]
Last modified: August 7, 2008