Chapter 171 — Chapter 171

ORS 171.010 Time and place of holding regular legislative sessions. The regular sessions of the Legislative Assembly shall be held at the capital of the state and shall commence

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ORS 171.015 Emergency legislative sessions; procedure for determining legislators’ request for or refusal of emergency sessions; time and manner of convening sessions. (1) When a majority of the members of each house of the Legislative Assembly has cause to believe that an emergency exists and so notifies the presiding officers of each house in the manner described in this section, the presiding officers shall invoke section 10a, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution

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ORS 171.020 [Repealed by 1955 c.211 §7]

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ORS 171.021 [1955 c.211 §1; repealed by 1961 c.482 §4]

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ORS 171.022 Effective date for Act of Legislative Assembly. Except as otherwise provided in the Act, an Act of the Legislative Assembly takes effect on January 1 of the year after passage of the Act. [1999 c.1012 §1]

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ORS 171.023 When member-elect may resign. Any person who receives a certificate of election as a member of the Legislative Assembly is at liberty to resign the office, though the person may not have entered upon the execution of its duties or taken the requisite oath of office. [1981 c.517 §1]

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ORS 171.025 [1961 c.482 §1; renumbered 188.210]

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ORS 171.030 [Repealed by 1955 c.211 §7]

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ORS 171.031 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]

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ORS 171.032 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]

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ORS 171.033 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]

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ORS 171.034 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]

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ORS 171.035 [1961 c.482 §3; renumbered 188.220]

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ORS 171.037 [1971 s.s. c.l §2; renumbered 188.230]

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ORS 171.038 [1971 s.s. c.1 §3; renumbered 188.240]

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ORS 171.040 [Repealed by 1955 c.211 §7]

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ORS 171.041 [1955 c.211 §3; repealed by 1961 c.482 §4]

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ORS 171.043 [1955 c.211 §4; 1965 c.593 §1; 1967 c.634 §1; repealed by 1979 c.748 §3]

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ORS 171.046 [1965 c.578 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §26]

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ORS 171.050 [Amended by 1955 c.211 §5; 1973 c.773 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §2 (171.051 enacted in lieu of 171.050)]

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ORS 171.051 Filling vacancies in Legislative Assembly. (1) When any vacancy occurs in the Legislative Assembly due to death or recall or by reason of resignation filed in writing with the Secretary of State or a person is declared disqualified by the house to which the person was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment if

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ORS 171.060 Procedure for filling vacancy by appointment. (1) When any vacancy as is mentioned in ORS 171.051 exists in the office of Senator or Representative affiliated with a major political party and that vacancy is to be filled by an appointing authority as provided in ORS 171.051, the Secretary of State forthwith shall notify the person designated by the party to receive such notice. The party shall pursuant to party rule nominate not fewer than three nor more than five qualified persons to fill the vacancy. The nominating procedure shall reflect the principle of one-person, one-vote to accord voting weight in proportion to the number of party members represented. At the request of a party making a nomination, the county clerks of each county constituting the district in which the vacancy exists shall assist the party in determining the number of electors registered as members of the party in the district. A person shall not be nominated to fill the vacancy unless the person signs a written statement indicating that the person is willing to serve in the office of Senator or Representative. As soon as the nominees have been appointed, but no later than 20 days after the vacancy occurs, the party shall notify the Secretary of State of the persons nominated. The notification shall be accompanied by the signed written statement of each nominee indicating that the nominee is willing to serve in the office of Senator or Representative. The Secretary of State shall notify the county courts or boards of county commissioners of the counties constituting the district in which the vacancy exists of the nominees and of the number of votes apportioned to each member of the county courts or boards of county commissioners under ORS 171.062 and 171.064. The Secretary of State shall set a time for the meeting of the county courts or boards of county commissioners in order to fill the vacancy and by rule shall establish procedures for the conduct of the meeting. If the district is composed of more than one county, the Secretary of State shall name a temporary chairperson and designate a meeting place within the district where the county courts or boards of county commissioners shall convene for the purpose of filling the vacancy, pursuant to ORS 171.051 (2)

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ORS 171.062 Filling vacancies in multicounty legislative districts. (1) When a legislative district in which a vacancy occurs encompasses two or more counties, each county shall be entitled to one vote for each 1,000 of its electors or major fraction thereof residing within the legislative district at the time when either the office becomes vacant, or a resignation becomes binding under ORS 236.325, whichever occurs first. However, any county having electors in the district shall be entitled to at least one vote

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ORS 171.064 Apportioning votes for filling vacancies in multicounty legislative districts. The number of votes apportioned to each county commissioner in filling a legislative vacancy shall be equal to the total number allotted to the respective county of the county commissioner in the manner set forth in ORS 171.062 divided by the total number of county commissioners of the respective county. [Formerly 248.180]

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ORS 171.068 Procedure when vacancy filled after reapportionment. (1) For purposes of ORS 171.060, 171.062 and 171.064, the county court or the board of county commissioners which shall fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly in a district created by reapportionment shall be the county court or board of county commissioners of each county any part of which is in the district that is created by the reapportionment and includes the residence from which the former Senator or Representative was elected

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ORS 171.070 [Repealed by 1957 c.164 §1 (171.071 enacted in lieu of 171.070)]

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ORS 171.071 [1957 c.164 §2 (enacted in lieu of 171.070); 1959 c.391 §1; repealed by 1963 c.1 §2]

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ORS 171.072 Salary of members and presiding officers; per diem allowance; expenses; tax status. (1) A member of the Legislative Assembly shall receive for services an annual salary that equals one step below the maximum step of Salary Range 1 in the Management Service Compensation Plan in the executive department as defined in ORS 174.112

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ORS 171.074 [1969 c.236 §1; 1971 c.465 §2; repealed by 1975 c.530 §9]

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ORS 171.075 [1953 c.544 §1; 1961 c.167 §8; renumbered 171.505]

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ORS 171.076 [1953 c.544 §2; 1961 c.167 §9; renumbered 171.510]

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ORS 171.077 [1953 c.544 §4; 1961 c.167 §12; renumbered 171.520]

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ORS 171.078 [1953 c.544 §5; renumbered 171.525]

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ORS 171.080 [Amended by 1953 c.544 §7; renumbered 171.555]

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ORS 171.090 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §1; 1961 c.167 §19; renumbered 171.205]

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ORS 171.092 [1953 c.527 §1; renumbered 171.215]

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ORS 171.100 [Renumbered 171.135]

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ORS 171.110 [Repealed by 1953 c.492 §17]

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ORS 171.113 Use of state provided telephones. It is the policy of the Legislative Assembly that all use of state provided phones by members or by legislative staff at the members’ direction, including phones assigned either at the member’s residence or at the Capitol, shall be considered to be used on state business for purposes of the Legislative Assembly. [1987 c.879 §25]

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ORS 171.115 Revolving fund; warrants. (1) When requested in writing by the Legislative Administrator, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw a warrant in favor of the Legislative Assembly for use as a revolving fund. Warrants drawn to establish or increase the revolving fund, rather than to reimburse it, may not exceed the aggregate sum of $3,000. The State Treasurer shall hold the revolving fund in special account against which the Legislative Assembly may draw checks

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ORS 171.117 Lounge Revolving Account. There is established for the Legislative Assembly a Lounge Revolving Account. The Legislative Administration Committee may pay for the costs of food served in the members’ lounges from the Lounge Revolving Account for the purpose of supplying current requirements, the cost of which shall be reimbursed to the revolving account through receipts on the basis of sales or by payroll deductions from members. The moneys in the Lounge Revolving Account are appropriated continuously for the purposes of this section. [1995 c.408 §7; reenacted by 1997 c.688 §7]

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ORS 171.120 Purpose of ORS 171.120 to 171.125; unlawful employment practices. (1) It is the purpose and intent of the Legislative Assembly in enacting this section and ORS 171.122 and 171.125 that, subject to the conditions set forth in these sections, any member of the Legislative Assembly whose employment is interrupted because of attendance at regular or special sessions of the Legislative Assembly or the performance of official duties as a member of the Legislative Assembly shall be restored to the employment status the member would have enjoyed if the member had continued in employment during any such attendance or performance of duties

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ORS 171.122 Rights and benefits of legislators and prospective legislators in relation to their regular employment. (1) Any member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly who leaves regular employment in order to attend upon any regular or special session of the Legislative Assembly or to perform official duties as a member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly for which the member or prospective member may receive a per diem under ORS 171.072 or may receive reimbursements for out-of-state travel, shall be granted a leave of absence from such regular employment position for such period of time as is reasonably necessary to permit such attendance or performance of duties

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ORS 171.125 Proceeding to require compliance with ORS 171.120 and 171.122. (1) If any employer fails to comply with the provisions of ORS 171.120 and 171.122, the circuit court for any county in which such employer maintains a place of business has jurisdiction, upon the filing of a petition by the Attorney General on behalf of the person entitled to such benefits by reason of noncompliance of the employer, specifically to require the employer to comply with the provisions of ORS 171.120 and 171.122

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ORS 171.127 When proposed measure to bear name of person other than member requesting introduction; statement of chief sponsor. (1) Each proposed legislative measure shall at the time of submission for filing bear the name of any state or other public agency or representative thereof, any private organization or representative thereof, or any person other than a member of the Legislative Assembly at whose specific formal request the measure is being introduced. As used in this subsection, “formal request” means the presentation, submission or providing of a drafted measure to a member or committee of the Legislative Assembly

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ORS 171.130 Presession filing of proposed measures; printing and distribution. (1) At any time in advance of any regular or special session of the Legislative Assembly fixed by the Legislative Counsel Committee, or at any time in advance of a special session as may be fixed by joint rules of both houses of the Legislative Assembly, the following may file a proposed legislative measure with the Legislative Counsel

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ORS 171.132 [1975 c.783 §3; 1979 c.237 §2; repealed by 1999 c.1074 §8]

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ORS 171.133 Approval of Governor required for state agency measure introduction. (1) A state agency shall not cause a bill or measure to be introduced before the Legislative Assembly if the bill or measure has not been approved by the Governor

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ORS 171.134 Readability test for legislative digests and summaries. Any measure digest or measure summary prepared by the Legislative Assembly shall be written in a manner that results in a score of at least 60 on the Flesch readability test or meets an equivalent standard of a comparable test. [1979 c.270 §1]

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ORS 171.135 [Formerly 171.100; 1969 c.620 §6; repealed by 1981 c.517 §4 (171.136 enacted in lieu of 171.135 and 171.140)]

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