74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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                 Senate Concurrent Resolution 2
 
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  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Public Commission on the
  Oregon Legislature)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Establishes deadlines for completion of consideration of
legislative measures.
 
                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas it is of paramount importance to establish deadlines
for the consideration of measures during the regular session of
the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  (1) The Senate and the House of Representatives shall adhere to
the following schedule and deadlines for the regular session of
the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly:
  (a) The Senate and the House of Representatives shall convene
in regular session on January 8, 2007.
  (b) The Senate and the House of Representatives shall convene
their respective floor sessions one day each week from ____,
2007, through ____, 2007.
  (c) Members and committees shall submit requests for drafts of
measures to the Office of the Legislative Counsel on or
before ____, 2007.
  (d) Members and committees shall submit drafts of measures for
introduction to the Senate and House Desks no later than ____,
2007.
  (e) The Senate and the House of Representatives shall convene
daily floor sessions beginning on ____, 2007.
  (f) Committee chairpersons shall request fiscal and revenue
impact statements for measures in the chamber of origin no later
than ____, 2007. This paragraph does not apply to the Joint
Legislative Committee on Ways and Means.
  (g) Committees shall consider measures in the chamber of origin
no later than ____, 2007. This paragraph does not apply to the
Joint Legislative Committee on Ways and Means.
  (h) Standing committees of the Senate and the House of
Representatives shall close no later than ____, 2007. This
paragraph does not apply to the Joint Legislative Committee on
Ways and Means.
 
  (i) ____, 2007, shall be the last day for consideration of any
measure by the Senate or the House of Representatives except for
measures from conference committees and the Joint Legislative
Committee on Ways and Means, and measures relating to the closing
of the business of the 2007 regular legislative session.
  (j) The Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly shall adjourn no
later than ____, 2007.
  (2) The rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives
shall apply to matters not specified in this resolution. The
rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives may
establish timelines for priority measures that are different from
the timelines established in subsection (1) of this resolution.
  (3) The Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly declares that an
emergency exists and will continue through January 2008, and the
members agree as follows:
  (a) In ____ 2008, the presiding officers shall provide notice
to the Legislative Administrator of the intent to invoke ORS
171.015 (1).
  (b) The Legislative Administrator shall follow the special
session protocol set forth in ORS 171.015.
  (c) Upon receipt of the notice described in ORS 171.015 (1),
the presiding officers shall invoke the provisions of section
10a, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution.
  (d) Upon convening the 2008 special session, the presiding
officers shall ensure that the 2008 special session adjourns sine
die not more than 40 calendar days after the special session
convenes and that the special session is limited to consideration
of the most pressing fiscal and policy issues.
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