Many new Oregon laws affecting sick leave, birth control, recreational marijuana, vaping, grandparents, bestiality, early termination fees when you die, and much more are effective January 1, 2016.
How do you find out what these new laws are?
Search online. Here are some keywords to search: new laws oregon 2015 2016 (limiting your results to the past year will get rid of a lot of the old stuff)
The online 2015 ORS will appear shortly, at least we hope before the official start of the 2016 Legislative Session.
The official PRINT ORS is available at law and public libraries around Oregon. (But call first to make sure your library has it in print. Not all libraries get the official print version.)
Note that any legislation passed in the 2016 and 2017 Oregon legislative sessions WILL NOT appear in codified format until the 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes are published in late 2017 or early 2018.
This was and still is an interesting report, for those so inclined, from the 2006 Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature:
A Blueprint for a 21st Century Legislature, Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature, November 2006
Listen to a Portland City Club presentation on the Report.
Six hours is barely enough time to teach Legislative History 101, but you can still join in the (admittedly wonkish) fun on October 23rd, 2015:
“Oregon Legislative History: Research and Time Management Tips from the Experts”
Legislators, lawyers, law students, paralegals, librarians and other legal researchers are welcome to attend or purchase the course materials.
House Judiciary Committee: Informational Meeting and Possible Public Hearing on HB 2693, HB 2888, and HB 3468.
See Agenda (or the Committee Overview if rescheduled) and Video Links.
Overview of Animal Law
Oregon 2015 House Bill (HB) 2596: “Provides that person who records another person’s intimate areas commits crime of invasion of personal privacy.”
(Note: See also HB 2356, which “Provides that person who records another person’s intimate areas commits crime of invasion of personal privacy. Increases penalty for crime of invasion of personal privacy if defendant has certain prior convictions or person recorded is under 18 years of age.”)
I’m not sure how a mere mortal would find these bill numbers very efficiently, so here are a few keywords: intimate image, visual recording, undergarments, clothing, photographs, etc. Read on about HB 2596:
If you’re a member of an association of owners (aka HOA) and want to learn about how the Oregon Legislature makes laws, here are two bills just for you. You can track them on the Legislature’s website – no need to drive to Salem, unless you want to. And contact your State Legislator to ask about these bills. A “Find Your Legislator” search tool is on the Legislature’s home page.
HB 2582: Prohibits association of owners for, or declarant of, planned community or condominium from prohibiting display of signs based on content of sign.
HB 2584: Prohibits association of owners for, or declarant of, planned community or condominium from making records of association confidential or exempt from disclosure to owners of real property in planned community or condominium.
“My View: Emergency clause abuses democracy,” Portland Tribune, 27 January 2015, by Richard F. LaMountain
Background:
Oregon Legislature: Joint Interim Task Force On Oregon Elder Abuse Prevention Work Group (2014 HB 2205)
Look for details of 2014 and 2015 hearings and work groups: at the Legislature’s Committee Agendas Online website.
Monday, December 15, 2014, 6-8 p.m., in downtown Portland:
‘This “Advocacy 101” event will provide community members with tips on how to be an effective advocate for your community or neighborhood during this upcoming 2015 state legislative session and 114th Congress. A panel of elected officials, congressional staff, and professional advocates will share their advice and answer questions about how the community can make an impact on public policy at the state and federal levels.‘
Panelists:
Oregon Legal Research Blog