Title 17 — STATE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND LAWS
The regular sessions of the Legislative Assembly shall be held at the capital of the state and shall commence: In the case of an odd-numbered year regular session, on the Tuesday after the holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday. In the case of an even-numbered year regular session, on the first day of February, except that if the first day of Febru…
When a majority of the members of each house of the Legislative Assembly has cause to believe that an emergency exists and so notifies the presiding officers of each house in the manner described in this section, the presiding officers shall invoke section 10a, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution. Members of the Legislative Assembly may give notice of int…
(Effective Date)
Except as otherwise provided in the Act, an Act of the Legislative Assembly takes effect on January 1 of the year after passage of the Act. (Resignation)
Any person who receives a certificate of election as a member of the Legislative Assembly is at liberty to resign the office, though the person may not have entered upon the execution of its duties or taken the requisite oath of office.
(Vacancies)
When any vacancy occurs in the Legislative Assembly due to death or recall or by reason of resignation filed in writing with the Secretary of State or a person is declared disqualified by the house to which the person was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment if: The vacancy occurs during any session of the Legislative Assembly; The vacancy o…
When any vacancy as is mentioned in ORS 171.051 exists in the office of Senator or Representative affiliated with a major political party and that vacancy is to be filled by an appointing authority as provided in ORS 171.051, the Secretary of State forthwith shall notify the person designated by the party to receive such notice. The party shall pursuant to p…
When a legislative district in which a vacancy occurs encompasses two or more counties, each county shall be entitled to one vote for each 1,000 of its electors or major fraction thereof residing within the legislative district at the time when either the office becomes vacant, or a resignation becomes binding under ORS 236.325, whichever occurs first. Howev…
The number of votes apportioned to each county commissioner in filling a legislative vacancy shall be equal to the total number allotted to the respective county of the county commissioner in the manner set forth in ORS 171.062 divided by the total number of county commissioners of the respective county.
For purposes of ORS 171.060, 171.062 and 171.064, the county court or the board of county commissioners which shall fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly in a district created by reapportionment shall be the county court or board of county commissioners of each county any part of which is in the district that is created by the reapportionment and incl…
(Salaries and Expenses)
A member of the Legislative Assembly shall receive for services an annual salary that equals one step below the maximum step of Salary Range 1 in the Management Service Compensation Plan in the executive department as defined in ORS 174.112. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each shall receive for services, as addit…
It is the policy of the Legislative Assembly that all use of state provided phones by members or by legislative staff at the members’ direction, including phones assigned either at the member’s residence or at the Capitol, shall be considered to be used on state business for purposes of the Legislative Assembly. (Funds)
When requested in writing by the Legislative Administrator, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw a warrant in favor of the Legislative Assembly for use as a revolving fund. Warrants drawn to establish or increase the revolving fund, rather than to reimburse it, may not exceed the aggregate sum of $3,000. The State Treasurer shall hold …
There is established for the Legislative Assembly a Lounge Revolving Account. The Legislative Administration Committee may pay for the costs of food served in the members’ lounges from the Lounge Revolving Account for the purpose of supplying current requirements, the cost of which shall be reimbursed to the revolving account through receipts on the basis of…
It is the purpose and intent of the Legislative Assembly in enacting this section and ORS 171.122 and 171.125 that, subject to the conditions set forth in these sections, any member of the Legislative Assembly whose employment is interrupted because of attendance at regular or special sessions of the Legislative Assembly or the performance of official duties…
Any member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly who leaves regular employment in order to attend upon any regular or special session of the Legislative Assembly or to perform official duties as a member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly for which the member or prospective member may receive a per diem under ORS 171.072 or may rec…
If any employer fails to comply with the provisions of ORS 171.120 and 171.122, the circuit court for any county in which such employer maintains a place of business has jurisdiction, upon the filing of a petition by the Attorney General on behalf of the person entitled to such benefits by reason of noncompliance of the employer, specifically to require the …
Each proposed legislative measure shall at the time of submission for filing bear the name of any state or other public agency or representative thereof, any private organization or representative thereof, or any person other than a member of the Legislative Assembly at whose specific formal request the measure is being introduced. As used in this subsection…
At any time in advance of any regular or special session of the Legislative Assembly fixed by the Legislative Counsel Committee, or at any time in advance of a special session as may be fixed by joint rules of both houses of the Legislative Assembly, the following may file a proposed legislative measure with the Legislative Counsel: Members who will serve i…
A state agency shall not cause a bill or measure to be introduced before the Legislative Assembly if the bill or measure has not been approved by the Governor. As used in ORS 171.130 and this section, “state agency” means every state agency whose costs are paid wholly or in part from funds held in the State Treasury, except: The Legislative Assembly, the c…
Any measure digest or measure summary prepared by the Legislative Assembly shall be written in a manner that results in a score of at least 60 on the Flesch readability test or meets an equivalent standard of a comparable test.
(Supplies)
The Legislative Administrator, subject to the policies of the Legislative Administration Committee and the rules of each house, shall furnish necessary office supplies, equipment and stationery for the use of all members, officers and employees of the Legislative Assembly, taking their receipt therefor. It is the duty of such members, officers and employees …
(Constitutional Amendments)
An application for an amendment convention under Article V of the United States Constitution that was submitted by the Legislative Assembly to Congress before September 24, 2023, is hereby withdrawn and is null and void. ELECTION DATES
The Legislative Assembly finds that to limit the number of days on which elections are held in this state would consolidate separate single purpose elections, reduce the cost of elections and local government, and increase participation in the electoral process. It, therefore, finds that the number of election days in this state is a matter of statewide conc…
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an election called by the Legislative Assembly shall be held only on: The second Tuesday in March; The third Tuesday in May; The fourth Tuesday in August; or The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. An election may be held on a date other than that provided in subsection (1) of this sect…
As used in ORS 171.206, “publications” does not include materials published under ORS 171.236 or 171.275, but does include: Bills, resolutions and memorials and amendments thereto. Reports of statutory, standing, special or interim legislative committees. Periodic legislative calendars and periodic journals, if any of these are published. Reports of witn…
Except as provided in ORS 171.236 and 171.275, all publications printed for either house of the Legislative Assembly and their committees, including joint committees created by law, rule or joint resolution, shall be published and distributed by the Legislative Administrator, subject to the rules of each house and under the direction of the Legislative Admin…
The Legislative Counsel, under the direction of the Legislative Counsel Committee, shall publish and distribute the laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Counsel Committee shall determine the form, number and distribution of and charges for, if any, the publications referred to in subsection (1) of this section and may perform other func…
There is established in the General Fund an account to be known as the Legislative Publications Account. All moneys collected or received under ORS 171.236 shall be paid into the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously for and shall be used for the purposes described in ORS 171.236. Disbursements of moneys from the Legislative Publi…
The laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly and by the people, when published in accordance with the provisions of ORS 171.236, shall be received in all courts of this state as an authorized publication of the laws of Oregon published therein.
Except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to law, the copies of the legislative materials referred to in ORS 171.236 furnished free of charge to the public officers of this state pursuant to law are public property and shall be delivered over by them to their successors in office.
OREGON REVISED STATUTES
Each biennium, the Legislative Counsel, under the direction of the Legislative Counsel Committee, shall publish and distribute the Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index and annotations. Each biennium, the Legislative Counsel shall solicit bids for the printing of the Oregon Revised Statutes. The Legislative Counsel Committee shall establish policies …
When any edition of the statutes, or part or supplement designed to replace parts of or to supplement a previous edition and to bring such edition up to date, is published by the Legislative Counsel Committee, the Legislative Counsel shall cause to be printed in the edition, part or supplement a certificate that the Legislative Counsel has compared each sect…
In any contract for the printing of the Oregon Revised Statutes, the Legislative Counsel Committee may provide for preservation or purchase, on behalf of the state, of the medium from which the statutes were printed. The committee may permit the use of the medium or material printed from the medium for the production of pamphlets of particular portions of t…
The proceeds from the sale of an edition or publication made pursuant to ORS 171.275 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving account for the use of the Legislative Counsel Committee in publishing and distributing future editions or publications. The account, to be known as the ORS Revolving Account, is continuously appropriated …
The Legislative Counsel shall provide one set of Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index and annotations: For each member of the Legislative Assembly. For each judgeship, the salary of which is paid by the state. The costs of providing sets to members of the Legislative Assembly shall be paid from the appropriations made for the payment of the expense…
Upon request of any person, the Secretary of State may certify under the seal of the State of Oregon: A copy of any statute of this state published in the Oregon Revised Statutes. A copy of any rule contained in the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure and published in the Oregon Revised Statutes. The certification of the Secretary of State shall state that th…
The Legislative Counsel Committee shall cause the original enrolled laws and joint resolutions passed at each session of the Legislative Assembly to be bound in a volume in a substantial manner in the order in which they are approved. The Legislative Counsel Committee is not required to keep any further record of the official acts of the Legislative Assembly…
Sound recordings, produced on equipment selected by the Legislative Administration Committee for compatibility with equipment for reproduction by the State Archives, shall be made of every meeting of the Legislative Assembly and of every hearing and meeting of every standing, special and interim committee of the Legislative Assembly, or subcommittee thereof.…
As used in ORS 171.410 to 171.430, unless the context requires otherwise, “legislative record” means a measure or amendment thereto, a document, book, paper, photograph, sound recording or other material exclusive of personal correspondence, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made by the Legislative Assembly, a committee or employee thereof, in …
Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a committee or employee of the Legislative Assembly having possession of legislative records that are not required for the regular performance of official duties shall, within 10 days after the adjournment sine die of a regular or special session, deliver all such legislative records to the Legis…
The Legislative Administrator shall classify and arrange the legislative records delivered to the Legislative Administrator pursuant to ORS 171.415, in a manner that the Legislative Administrator considers best suited to carry out the efficient and economical utilization, maintenance, preservation and disposition of the records. The State Archivist shall ass…
The State Archivist shall allow the Legislative Fiscal Officer, the Legislative Administrator, the Legislative Counsel, the Legislative Revenue Officer or the Legislative Policy and Research Director to borrow and temporarily have possession of such legislative records as such officer requests.
The Legislative Administration Committee and State Archivist shall establish and from time to time may revise a schedule that shall govern the retention and destruction or other disposition of legislative records delivered to and in the custody of the archivist under ORS 171.420 or 171.430 and of sound recordings retained by a committee under ORS 171.430 (2)…
Except for legislative records borrowed under ORS 171.425 and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Emergency Board, the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Counsel Committee, the Legislative Policy and Research Committee or the Joint Committee on Ways and Means may cause any legislative records in its possession to be d…
In enacting ORS 171.455 to 171.465, it is the intention of the Legislative Assembly to support the privilege of free suffrage and to protect the integrity of the election process against improper conduct: By establishing a procedure to examine complaints about election conduct of members or members-elect of the Legislative Assembly; and By assisting the Le…
Within 30 days after a general election, any elector may file a complaint with the Secretary of State alleging a criminal violation of any election law by a member or member-elect of the Legislative Assembly. The complaint shall be specific in its allegations. If the complaint pertains to campaign publications or material, a copy of the material shall be fi…
Upon receipt of the complaint, the Secretary of State shall conduct an investigation to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the alleged violation occurred, and that it was both deliberate and capable of having some possible effect upon the election. Upon a finding of probable cause, the Secretary of State shall report the finding to th…
The presiding officer of each house of the Legislative Assembly shall appoint a credentials committee. The credentials committee shall review the finding of any report of the Secretary of State submitted under this section and ORS 171.450 to 171.460, hear additional evidence if it so chooses, and make recommendations to the appropriate legislative body. WIT…
The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairperson or vice chairperson of any statutory, standing, special or interim committee of either house of the Legislative Assembly, or the chairperson or vice chairperson of a statutory, standing, special or interim joint committee of the two houses, may administer oaths or affir…
The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the chairperson or vice chairperson of any of the legislative committees referred to in ORS 171.505 upon a majority vote of any such committee, may issue any processes necessary to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of any books, papers, records or documents as ma…
Witnesses appearing under process issued pursuant to ORS 171.510: Before the Senate or House of Representatives, or a standing, special or statutory committee of either or both, or a subcommittee thereof, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated for the expenses of that session of the Legislative As…
Whenever a person summoned as provided in ORS 171.510 fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, records or documents as required, or whenever any person so summoned refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry before either house or any of the committees referred to in ORS 171.505, the fact of such failure may…
Whenever a person summoned as provided in ORS 171.510 fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, records or documents as required, or whenever any person so summoned refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry before either house, any statutory committee, any standing committee of either house, or any special …
Any testimony given by a witness before any legislative committee shall not be used against the witness in any criminal action or proceeding, nor shall any criminal action or proceeding be brought against such witness on account of any testimony so given by the witness, except for perjury committed before such committee.
The privilege of a witness who appears voluntarily or under subpoena before a committee of the Legislative Assembly in a matter within the jurisdiction of the committee is the same as that of a witness in judicial proceedings. A statement made by the witness before a legislative committee which is pertinent to the matter before the legislative committee is p…
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Upon election, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a Joint Committee on Ways and Means. At least two of the members appointed from each house shall have had previous experience on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. If the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate is a memb…
The Legislative Assembly finds that there is a need for a comprehensive, specific budget format available to all members of the Legislative Assembly so that: Effective policy decisions can be made; Line items in agency budgets can be identified by program function; Decisions to increase or decrease agency budgets can be made with knowledge as to policy an…
The Legislative Fiscal Officer may provide information related to the preparation and adoption of the legislatively adopted budget, or to measures considered by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during any session of the Legislative Assembly, to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Staff of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services ma…
SENATE CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
The Senate by rule adopted during a session or at a convening of the Senate to carry out its duties under section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution, shall specify its procedures for the confirming of appointments by the Governor that are by law subject to confirmation by the Senate.
In case of any executive appointment made subject to confirmation of the Senate, the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Senate shall be necessary for confirmation. If an appointment is not confirmed by the Senate, the Governor shall make another appointment, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The name of the individual to be appointed …
COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OVERSIGHT
The Legislative Assembly shall provide continuing oversight, by committee, task force or other appropriate means, to insure that compensation and classification in the state service meet the requirements of ORS 240.190 and other applicable provisions of state law. Members performing the oversight function shall review the proposed changes to classification a…
There is created a Joint Legislative Audit Committee consisting of the cochairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker and members of the Senate appointed by the President. The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during sessions of the Legislative…
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall: Select audit reports for review and make recommendations for change or remediation by the audited entity to the Emergency Board, the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means or other appropriate legislative committees and to other persons receiving the audit report under OR…
In carrying out specific evaluations and reviews, the Legislative Fiscal Office may request the services of the Division of Audits, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and other statutory agencies of the Legislative Assembly. The Division of Audits shall, for each audit recommended by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and included in the au…
INTERIM COMMITTEES
The powers described in ORS 171.605 to 171.635 are supplementary and in addition to those otherwise possessed by interim committees and their members. ORS 171.605 to 171.635 are not intended to limit the powers that would be possessed by interim committees and their members had ORS 171.605 to 171.635 not been enacted. The Legislative Assembly intends that n…
The Legislative Assembly may by joint resolutions create interim committees to: Make studies of and inquiries into any subject of assistance to the Legislative Assembly, or either house thereof, in exercising its legislative authority. Report information of assistance to the Legislative Assembly, or either house thereof, in exercising its legislative autho…
An interim committee may function during the period beginning at the adjournment sine die of the odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly during which it was created, and ending at the convening of the next odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the activities of an…
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law or by the joint resolution creating it, and in addition to any other powers it possesses, an interim committee may: Perform such acts as the committee finds necessary to carry out its powers and the purposes expressed in the joint resolution creating it. Select its officers and adopt such rules for its organiza…
In case of a vacancy among the membership of an interim committee, the authority who appointed a member to the position vacant may appoint a member to fill the vacancy. For the purposes of this section, a member of an interim committee appointed in the capacity of the member as a member of the Legislative Assembly ceases to be a member of the interim commit…
Provision may be made, in the joint resolution creating an interim committee, for the appointment to the committee of individuals other than members of the Legislative Assembly. A lobbyist, as defined in ORS 171.725, may not serve as the chairperson of an interim committee, except that a public official who lobbies may serve as the chairperson of an interim …
As used in this section: “Appointing authority” means the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the respective bodies over which each presides. “Interim committee” includes any committee of three or more members of the Legislative Assembly appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section to purs…
INTERIM AUTHORITY FOR STAFF AND DISBURSEMENTS
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each may appoint an interim staff to assist the President or Speaker during the period between sessions of the Legislative Assembly. Each presiding officer shall fix the compensation and prescribe the duties of the interim staff of the presiding officer. Expenses incurred for each in…
Subject to any other grant of or limitation on authority to authorize the incurring of and approve disbursements for indebtedness or expenses of the Legislative Assembly to be paid from amounts appropriated by law out of the General Fund for that purpose, which may be adopted by joint resolution of both houses, such authority is vested as follows: For gener…
LOBBYING REGULATION
As used in ORS 171.725 to 171.785, unless the context requires otherwise: “Compensation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 292.951. “Consideration” includes a gift, payment, distribution, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable. “Executive agency” means …
The Legislative Assembly finds that, to preserve and maintain the integrity of the legislative process, persons who engage in efforts to influence legislative action, either by direct communication with legislative officials or by solicitation of executive officials or other persons to engage in those efforts, should regularly report their efforts to the pub…
ORS 171.740 and 171.745 do not apply to the following persons: News media, or their employees or agents, that in the ordinary course of business directly or indirectly urge legislative action but that engage in no other activities in connection with the legislative action. Any legislative official acting in an official capacity. Any individual who does no…
Within three business days after exceeding the limit of time or expenditure specified in ORS 171.735 (4), or within three business days after agreeing to provide personal services for money or any other consideration for the purpose of lobbying, a lobbyist shall register with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission by filing with the commission a statement c…
A lobbyist registered with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission or required to register with the commission shall annually attend at least two hours of training described in ORS 173.915. A lobbyist registered with the commission or required to register with the commission shall certify attendance at two hours of training described in ORS 173.915, includi…
A lobbyist registered with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission or required to register with the commission shall, according to the schedule described in ORS 171.752, file with the commission a statement showing for the applicable reporting period: The total amount of all moneys expended for food, refreshments and entertainment by the lobbyist for the pu…
Any person on whose behalf a lobbyist was registered, or was required to register, with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission at any time during the calendar year shall file with the commission, according to the schedule described in ORS 171.752, a statement showing for the applicable reporting period: The total amount of all moneys expended for lobbying …
Statements required to be filed with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission under ORS 171.745 and 171.750 shall be filed in each calendar year: Not later than April 15, for the accounting period beginning January 1 and ending March 31; Not later than July 15, for the accounting period beginning April 1 and ending June 30; Not later than October 15, for t…
A lobbyist may not instigate the introduction of any legislative action for the purpose of obtaining employment to lobby in opposition to the legislative action. A lobbyist may not attempt to influence the vote of any member of the Legislative Assembly by the promise of financial support of the candidacy of the member, or by threat of financing opposition t…
A lobbyist may not serve as the chairperson of a legislative work group or legislative task force that is staffed by nonpartisan staff of the legislative department, as defined in ORS 174.114. Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a chairperson who is a public official who lobbies. Note: 171.757 was added to and made a part of 171.725 to 171.785…
Each report, registration or statement required by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of false swearing. Such declaration shall be in lieu of any oath otherwise required. No person shall willfully make and subscribe any document which contains or is verified by a written declarati…
No lobbyist or public official, as defined in ORS 244.020, shall make any false statement or misrepresentation to any legislative or executive official or, knowing a document to contain a false statement, cause a copy of such document to be received by a legislative or executive official without notifying such official in writing of the truth as prescribed i…
All information submitted to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission in any report, registration or statement required by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 is a public record.
In carrying out the provisions of ORS 171.725 to 171.785, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission shall: Prescribe by rule forms for registrations, statements and reports required to be filed by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 and provide the forms to persons required to register and to file the statements and reports. Accept and file any information voluntarily su…
In addition to the duties prescribed in ORS 171.772, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission may make inquiries or investigations in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.778 with respect to registrations, statements and reports filed under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, and with respect to any alleged failure to register or to file any statements or reports required un…
Any person may file with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission a signed written complaint alleging that there has been a violation of any provision of ORS 171.725 to 171.785 or of any rule adopted by the commission under ORS 171.725 to 171.785. The complaint shall state the person’s reason for believing that a violation occurred and include any evidence re…
In addition to such penalties as otherwise may be provided by law, a person is subject to such sanctions as either house of the Legislative Assembly may prescribe if the person: Violates any provision of ORS 171.740 to 171.762; or Fails to file any report, registration or statement or to furnish any information required by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 and 171.99…
Notwithstanding any provision of a city or county charter or any ordinance or order adopted thereunder, a city or county shall not: Prohibit an elected official, other officer or employee of the city or county from initiating contacts with legislators or giving testimony before public sessions of committees of the Legislative Assembly or public hearings of …
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that it is now possible and feasible in this electronic age to distribute information more widely by way of electronic communication. The Legislative Assembly further finds that it is desirable to make information available to the citizens of this state in a timely manner and for the least possible cost. The use of…
COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
There is hereby created a Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the members of the committee. The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during sessions of the Legislative Assembly or any recess t…
The Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology shall: Establish statewide goals and policy regarding information systems and technology, including telecommunications. Conduct studies of information management and technology efficiency and security. Make recommendations regarding established or proposed information resource manage…
For each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint a special legislative committee to issue a report pursuant to section 8, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution. The committee may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quoru…
There is established the Joint Committee on Transportation. The joint committee consists of members of the Senate appointed by President of Senate and members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate shall appoint one cochair for the joint committee and the Speaker of the House of…
The Joint Committee on Transportation shall examine transportation related policy and transportation project expenditures and make recommendations related to transportation to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The Joint Committee on Transportation shall provide general legislative oversight of the Department of Transportation. Note: 171.861 is amended …
STUDIES OF MANDATED HEALTH COVERAGE
The Legislative Assembly takes notice of the increasing number of legislative proposals for mandating certain health coverages, whether such proposals mandate payments for certain providers of health care or mandate the offering of health coverages by insurance carriers and health care service contractors as a component of individual or group policies. Impro…
Every proposed legislative measure that mandates a health insurance coverage, whether by requiring payment for certain providers or by requiring an offering of a health insurance coverage by an insurer or health care service contractor as a component of individual or group health insurance policies, shall be accompanied by a report that assesses both the soc…
The report required under ORS 171.875, to the extent that information is available, shall include but need not be limited to the following: Answers to the following questions concerning the social effect of the proposed measure: To what extent is the treatment or service used by the general population of Oregon? To what extent is the insurance coverage al…
Every person who, having been summoned as a witness under ORS 171.510 to give testimony or to produce books, papers, records or documents upon any matter under inquiry before either house or any of the committees referred to in ORS 171.505, willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the matter under inquiry,…
Any person who violates any provision of ORS 171.740 to 171.762, or any rule adopted under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, shall forfeit and pay to the General Fund for each violation a civil penalty of not more than $5,000, to be determined by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. The commission may impose civil penalties upon a person who fails to file the sta…