Oregon Legislative
Information
Oregon
State Capitol
900 Court Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-986-1388
Building
Hours:
Monday - Friday:
8:00-5:30
Saturday: closed
Sunday: - closed
Phoning Your Legislator
During a legislative
session, you may call
your legislators by contacting the WATS operator. Within
Salem, call 503-986-1187.
Outside of Salem, please call
1-800-332-2313.
Gift Shop - Store hours and
great Oregon gift ideas.
Click here for the Gift Shop
Online.
Food:
For information about Cafe
Today (In the Capitol basement)
503-585-4266
Online Capitol Tour - An online
tour of the Capitol building
Tours - Information on
legislative and historical tours
History - Information about the
Capitol's history
Art Exhibits in the Galleria
How to get to the Capitol
Text Directions
Map to the Capitol
Where to Park
Information on private parking lots
and metered parking around the
Capitol
Bills and Laws
Bills
Related information from each
legislative session
2005 Regular Session (Convened
January 10)
2005 Fiscal Impact Statements
2005 Revenue Impact Statements
2003 Regular Session
(January 13-Aug. 27 (H) Aug.26 (S))
2002 Special Sessions
2001 Regular Session (January 8 -
July 7)
1999 Regular Session (January 11 -
July 24)
1997 Regular Session (January 13 -
July 5)
1996 Special Session (February 1-2)
1995 Special Session (July 28 -
August 2)
1995 Regular Session (January 9 -
June 10)
Laws
Oregon Revised Statutes
(full text of the 2003 edition)
All material affected by
Acts of the five 2002 special
sessions of the Seventy-first
Legislative Assembly and the
2003 regular session of the
Seventy-second Legislative
Assembly and Acts approved by
the electors at the Special
Election on September 17, 2002,
and the General Election on
November 5, 2002. If you have
questions about the ORS, please
click on
Legislative Counsel.
2003 Oregon Laws (full text)
Laws enacted during the 2003
legislative session and
amendments made to the Oregon
Rules of Civil Procedure. This
compilation also includes
selected legislative memorials
and resolutions from the 2003
regular session and accompanying
tables.
2002 Special Session Oregon Laws
(full text)
Laws enacted during the 2002
first, second, third, fourth and
fifth special legislative
sessions. This compilation also
includes selected legislative
memorials and resolutions from
the 2002 special sessions and
accompanying tables.
2001 Oregon Laws (full text)
Laws enacted during the 2001
legislative session and
amendments made to the Oregon
Rules of Civil Procedure. This
compilation also includes
selected legislative memorials
and resolutions from the 2001
regular session and accompanying
tables.
Oregon Constitution
United States Constitution
Search the bills and laws
Oregon Law Publications
Now available from the
Office of the Legislative Counsel
Oregon Revised Statutes
Oregon Laws
Oregon Criminal Code
Oregon Family Law
Oregon LegisLaw CD-ROM
Landlord and Tenant Laws of Oregon
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Committees
Committee
Information
Committee Assignment
Information
Committee Agendas Online
Committee Services Office
Audio Files of Committees
Committee Information from Previous
Sessions
Committee Minutes from 1991-2003
How to Testify Before Committee
Statutory
Committees
2005 Session Committees
Senate Committee Assignments by
Member
House Committee Assignments by
Member
Senate/House/Joint Committee
Assignments by Committee
Audio Files of Committees
Fiscal Impact Statements
Revenue Impact Statements
Staff Measure Summaries
Statutory Committees
Legislative Administration Committee
Legislative Counsel
Legislative Fiscal Office
Legislative Revenue Office
Budget and Taxation
Budget-related issues are
staffed by the
Legislative Fiscal Office.
The Legislative Fiscal Office (LFO)
is a permanent, non-partisan
legislative service agency. It
provides research, analysis, and
evaluation of state expenditures,
financial affairs, program
administration, and agency
organization for legislators,
legislative committees, and their
staffs. The LFO also provides fiscal
impact statements on legislative
measures. Legislative committees
staffed by the LFO include the Joint
Committee on Ways and Means (during
the session), the Emergency Board
(during the interim), the Joint
Legislative Committee on Information
Management and Technology, and the
Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Taxation-related issues
are staffed by
Legislative Revenue Office.
The Legislative Revenue Office (LRO)
is a permanent, non-partisan
legislative service agency. It
provides research and analysis on
tax policy and school finance issues
for legislators, legislative
committees, and their staffs. The
LRO also provides revenue impact
statements on legislative measures
that affect state or local revenue.
Legislative committees staffed by
the LRO are the Senate Revenue
Committee and the House School
Funding & Tax Fairness/Revenue
Committee.
Related
Sites
Additional
resources related to the Oregon
Legislature are available at the
following locations:
Oregon State Library
Legislative Commission on Indian
Services
A legislative commission that
recommends methods for the State
of Oregon to improve services to
tribes in Oregon.
Oregon.Gov
This site was created with the
citizen's perspective in mind. Its
navigation is organized by
customer need or "theme", not by
the state's organizational
structure. And, it includes key
content areas such as Oregon
Facts, Business, Working, Living,
Education, Visiting, Government,
OnLine Services, and
Spanish-Language Services.
Oregon State Archives
A valuable location for
legislative committee
minutes and historic documents.
Oregon Administrative Rules
The Secretary of State's Oregon
Administrative Rules site.
Oregon Blue Book 2003-2004
The official directory of Oregon
government, including state,
county, city, federal, and tribal
government information.
Governor Kulongoski's Web Page
For specific information about
Oregon's governor.
FirstGov.Gov
FirstGov.Gov is an information
portal for federal and state
government with topics ranging
from business, economy, science
and technology.
Other information
Effective Date of
Legislation:
In accordance with ORS 171.022,
"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."
Frequently Asked Questions
Information about this site and
about the Oregon legislature
Glossary of Legislative Terms
Form and Style Manual for
Legislative Measures
A manual outlining the uniform
system governing the form and style
of legislative measures in Oregon.
You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader
to view this file.
How An Idea Becomes Law
Written description of Oregon's
legislative process
How An Idea Becomes Law
Diagram of Oregon's legislative
process - You must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view this file.
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