Secretary
of the Senate

Robert Taylor,
Secretary of the Senate
900 Court St. NE, Rm. 233 Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1851
robert.taylor@state.or.us

 

Welcome to the Secretary of the Senate's web page. The Secretary, an elected officer of the Senate, is responsible for and supervises Senate employees engaged in keeping measures, papers and records of proceedings and action of the Senate. In addition, the Secretary serves as the parliamentary consultant to the Senate and advises officers of the Senate and the Rules Committee on parliamentary procedure.

To find out more information on the Secretary of the Senate's office and Senate procedure, just click on one of the topics below.

Executive Appointments

Secretary of the Senate's Office
More on the functions and services of the Secretary of the Senate's office.
Secretary of the Senate Staff
A Listing of the Secretary of the Senate's Office Staff
Senate Honorary Page Program
Information on the Honorary Page Program.
Senate Protocol
Rules of conduct for the Senate floor.

Senate Rules:
Adopted February 1, 2012 Adopted June 30, 2011 Adopted January 10, 2011 Adopted February 1, 2010 Amendments Adopted June 29, 2009 Adopted January 12, 2009 Adopted February 4, 2008 Adopted January 8, 2007 Amendment Adopted September 21, 2006	Amendment Adopted January 19, 2006 Adopted 2005 Adopted 2003 Adopted 2001 Adopted 1999 Adopted 1997 Adopted 1995

Session Journals:
2009 Session - 2010 Special Session Journal 2007 Journal 2005 Journal	2003 Journal 2001 Journal

Special Session Journals:	Interim Executive Appointments:
2008 Special Session - 2/4/08 to 2/22/08 2006 Special Session - 4/20/06 2002 Fifth Special Session - 9/1/02 to 9/18/02 2002 Fourth Special Session - 8/16/02 to 8/20/02 2002 Third Special Session - 6/12/02 to 6/30/02 2002 Second Special Session - 2/25/02 to 3/02/02 2002 First Special Session - 2/08/02 to 2/11/02	November 30, 2006 September 21, 2006 June 22, 2006 April 6, 2006 January 19, 2006 October 27, 2005

2002 Special Sessions and 2001, 2003 and 2005 Executive Appointments, Journals and Status Reports

• Senate Committees
  
• Senate Chamber Seating Chart
• Legislative Publications
  
• Glossary of Terms
  Definitions of some of the most commonly used legislative terms.
• National Conference of State Legislatures
  Link to the organization of state lawmakers and support staff.
• American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries
  Link to the organization of state legislative parliamentarians.

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