Form and Style Manual

for Legislative Measures: 1997 Edition

The Form and Style Manual for Legislative Measures is published by the Legislative Administration Committee. The most recent edition was published in early 1997.

Both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly follow a uniform system governing the form and style of legislative measures. This system is not set forth in full in the standing rules of either house. However, the uniform system of form and style is set forth in this Form and Style Manual for Legislative Measures, which has been adopted by reference in the standing rules of both houses. Because this manual is based on the rules of two houses, it is sometimes subject to rule interpretation by the parliamentarian of one of the houses.

The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, promulgated by the Council on Court Procedures and adopted by the 1979 Legislative Assembly and subsequently amended, do not conform to this uniform system of form and style.

This Form and Style Manual for Legislative Measures obviously cannot cover every situation. For form and style questions not covered by this manual, contact the Office of the Legislative Counsel at (503) 986-1243.

The following are links to individual chapters and appendices of the Form and Style Manual. These files are available here in Portable Document Format (PDF) to maintain necessary formatting. This file format may be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Chapter One: Legislative Style
• Chapter Two: Types and Purposes of Legislative Measures
• Chapter Three: Bills
• Chapter Four: Resolutions and Memorials
• Chapter Five: Amending the Oregon Constitution
• Chapter Six: Amendments to Measures
• Chapter Seven: Introduction of Legislative Measures
• Chapter Eight: Measure Summaries
• Appendix A: Conflicts
• Appendix B: Special Session Adjustments
• Appendix C: Initiative Measures
• Appendix D: Amendments to the United States Constitution
• Glossary of Terms

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