Oregon Legal Research BlogBoring (Oregon) and Dull (Scotland) Day Passes Oregon House of Representatives
2013 HB 2352: Designates August 9 of each year as Boring and Dull Day:
Relating to Boring and Dull Day.
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Public Workshop Offered on Oregon’s Legislative Process (2/18/13)
The Legislature’s press release for this event can be found under the date February 11, 2013.
“When: Monday, February 18, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Oregon State Capitol, Hearing Room B
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Quick Tips: How to Research Oregon Legislation and the Oregon Legislature
1) The Oregon Legislature’s website has multiple ways to track and research current and past bills, sessions, reports, and laws. Visit the website and try them out. We’ve enjoyed playing around with this latest one, OLIS/Liz (but don’t ask us who Liz is!).
Note: You will need other tools if you want to research the Legislative History of a bill or law.
2) The Oregon State Library partners with the Legislature’s Library to make sure legislators, state employees, and Oregonians have professional research assistance for their legislative question. Telephone: 503-986-1668; Hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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2013 Oregon House and Senate Committee Assignments Announced
You can find lists of House and Senate committee assignments in Current Press Releases, starting Dec. 21, 2012, although some leadership appointments were announced earlier.
These appointments can change so make sure you also follow the Legislature’s website, which will soon reflect these appointments and other preparations for the new session as Legislators (and espcially their expert design, layout, and content specialists) build the 2013 session webpages.
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More Jobs at the Oregon Legislature
The upcoming 2013 Oregon Legislative Session offers some budding legislators and government wonks a few more opportunities to learn about the legislative process while earning some money.
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Jobs: Oregon Legislature Hiring 30 (temporary) Session Committee Assistants
If you have any interest in how Oregon state government works and would be able to work in Salem during the next Legislative session:
“Legislative Administration is recruiting to hire approximately 30 Session Committee Assistants. We will hire 30 to staff session committees for Committee Services, including Legislative Fiscal and Legislative Revenue for the 2013 Legislative Session.“
Link to the Oregon Legislature’s job site for more information (and other Session jobs).
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Oregon Legislative History: Exhibits and Minutes
If you need to know the legislative history of a Oregon statute, please remember:
1) Prior to 1995, Legislative Minutes and Exhibits were microfilmed. The microfilm isn’t complete, and won’t include many other documents that are required when you need to compile a thorough legislative history, but it is still a very useful research resource.
2) From 1995 – 2007: Legislative tracings and minutes are on the Oregon State Archives website. Legislative bills, session law, and some calendars are on the Legislature’s website.
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Goodbye to Oregon Legislative Liaisons: Hello to Legislative Contacts
I have written often about the wonderful Oregon Legislative Liaisons, but sadly they are no more.
Instead, you need to visit the Legislature’s Support and Contact Information website, where you will find lots of contact information.
You can also email Legislative Help, or call 1-800-332-2313 and leave a message.
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2009 Oregon Legislature’s (Car) Towing Statutes
Practice makes perfect?
Each legislative session we see new laws about towing. Add these to updated local towing ordinances and we could probably write book on Oregon towing laws!
We won’t though (aren’t you glad?), but can try to keep you updated, to a degree, if only to alert you to the fact that you should check both state and local laws on towing before deciding on your next course of action, that is, calling someone to complain, e.g. your newspaper, your legislators, city council members, the mayor, your lawyer, your favorite blogger, etc..
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Oregon Legislature: New 2009 Laws
The August/September 2009 issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin (OSB) had a useful list of recent legislative bills that passed this past Legislative Session. It’s a list that will come in handy until the full session summary reports roll in.
This OSB list includes bills on estate planning (e.g. small estate limits), debt collection, elder law, and many other topics.
To find the full text of all bills, visit the Oregon Legislature’s website.