Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 Oregon Laws 2011

(1) This resolution constitutes a rule of proceeding of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly.

(2) The Senate and the House of Representatives agree to the following limitations for the 2012 regular session:

(a) Each Senator and each Representative may request the Office of the Legislative Counsel to prepare, and may submit for introduction, no more than two drafts of measures.

(b) Each interim committee of the Senate and each interim committee of the House of Representatives may request the Office of the Legislative Counsel to prepare, and may submit for introduction, no more than five drafts of measures.

(c) The Governor may request the Office of the Legislative Counsel to prepare, and may submit for introduction, no more than five drafts of measures on behalf of the executive branch of state government.

(d) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may request the Office of the Legislative Counsel to prepare, and may submit for introduction, no more than five drafts of measures on behalf of the judicial branch of state government.

(3) The limitations on introduction of measures in subsection (2) of this resolution do not apply to:

(a) The Joint Committee on Ways and Means, with respect to appropriation or fiscal measures;

(b) Measures requested and approved for introduction by the President of the Senate; or

(c) Measures requested and approved for introduction by the House Committee on Rules.

(4) All requests to prepare drafts of measures must be accompanied by a brief summary of the problem sought to be addressed, the proposed solution to the problem and any other relevant information about the proposed measure.

(5) The Senate and the House of Representatives shall adhere to the following schedule and deadlines for the 2012 regular session of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly:

(a) Members, committees, the Governor and the Chief Justice shall submit requests for drafts of measures to the Office of the Legislative Counsel on or before 5 p.m. on December 5, 2011.

(b) The Office of the Legislative Counsel shall deliver drafts of measures to requesters on or before 5 p.m. on January 9, 2012.

(c) Requesters shall submit drafts of measures for introduction to the Senate Desk or the House Desk no later than 5 p.m. on January 23, 2012.

(6) The President of the Senate, the House Committee on Rules and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means are not subject to the deadlines described in subsection (5) of this resolution.

(7) The rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives apply to matters not specified in this resolution and take precedence over matters specified in this resolution.

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 5, 2011

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