§ 173.111 Legislative Counsel Committee and office of Legislative Counsel established
§ 173.120 Legislative Counsel to be in attendance upon legislative sessions
§ 173.130 Performance of legislative services; charges
§ 173.135 Participation in legal proceedings to protect legislative interests
§ 173.140 Preparation of initiative measures
§ 173.160 Powers and duties of Legislative Counsel in preparing editions for publication
§ 173.191 Membership; term; vacancies; advisory committees
§ 173.200 Selection of Legislative Counsel
§ 173.210 Employment of staff
§ 173.215 Effect of expiration of terms of committee members; Legislative Counsel vacancy
§ 173.220 Location of Legislative Counsels office
§ 173.230 Confidential nature of matters handled by committees staff
§ 173.240 Committees staff prohibited from influencing legislation
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 173 > Legislative Counsel Committee

  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • judicial department: means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court, the circuit courts and all administrative divisions of those courts, whether denominated as boards, commissions, committees or departments or by any other designation. See Oregon Statutes 174.113
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100