GUIDE TO LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Capitol
Activities Calendar
Weekly list of all activities in the Capitol
Criminal
Code of Oregon
A single volume containing all Oregon Revised
Statutes relating to criminal justice and corrections and selected statutes relating
to juvenile court proceedings, alcoholic liquors and controlled substances. The
Criminal Code of Oregon includes an index to these selected statutes and is published
by the Legislative Counsel Committee.
Current
Senate measure history
Current
House measure history
The measure history shows
what has happened to each measure on its way through the legislative process.
The cumulative history is updated each Saturday morning; the supplemental history
shows what has happened since then.
Enrolled
Bills
Copies of enrolled bills are those which have passed both
houses and have been signed by the Governor. These are available from current
and the two previous sessions.
How an Idea Becomes Law
A one-page illustration of the legislative process.
Oregon
Blue Book
Published by the Secretary of State's Office, the
Oregon Blue Book is a volume of information on the entire state, its agencies
and elected officials. It is illustrated with many photographs and is the official
guide to the State of Oregon.
Available online and in the Capitol Gift Shop and Secretary of State's Office
Oregon
Laws
A bound compilation of all session laws
enacted and selected memorials and resolutions adopted during each regular or
special session of the Legislative Assembly. Oregon Laws also contains measures
referred by the Legislative Assembly or proposed by initiative petition and enacted
by a vote of the people. Oregon Laws also includes tables of Senate and House
bills enacted during the session and tables of "sections amended, repealed
or added to" and a general index.
Available online and in Legislative Counsel
Oregon
Revised Statutes
A multi-volume set of Oregon statutes, codified
by classification system of subjects that are of a "general, public and permanent
nature." Oregon Revised Statutes includes the Oregon and United States Constitutions,
a general index, comparative section tables and annotations. A new edition of
Oregon Revised Statutes is published by the Legislative Counsel Committee after
adjournment of each regular session of the Legislative Assembly.
Contact information and answers to frequently asked questions about the legislature, legislative process other government agencies. The staff of the Oregon Legislature cannot respond to public requests for legal advice. To understand and protect your legal rights, consult your private lawyer. |
