ORS 173.315
Oregon Law Commission established

  • duties
  • membership
  • chairperson

(1)

The Oregon Law Commission is established to conduct a continuous substantive law revision program as described in ORS 173.338 (Law revision program).

(2)

The Oregon Law Commission has 15 members, as follows:

(a)

A person appointed by the President of the Senate who is a member of the Senate at the time of appointment;

(b)

A person appointed by the President of the Senate who is a current or former member of the Senate at the time of appointment;

(c)

A person appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who is a member of the House of Representatives at the time of appointment;

(d)

A person appointed by the Speaker of the House of the Representatives who is a current or former member of the House of Representatives at the time of appointment;

(e)

The deans of Oregon’s accredited law schools, or their designees;

(f)

Three persons appointed by the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar;

(g)

The Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee;

(h)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or the Chief Justice’s designee;

(i)

The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, or the Chief Judge’s designee;

(j)

A person appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who is a circuit court judge, or a retired circuit court judge who has been designated as a senior judge under ORS 1.300 (Senior judge), at the time of appointment; and

(k)

One person appointed by the Governor.

(3)

The Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and the deans of Oregon’s accredited law schools are ex officio members of the commission and have the same powers as appointed members.

(4)

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(a)

Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, appointed members of the commission serve four-year terms. Terms commence on July 1 of even-numbered years. Before the expiration of the four-year term, the appointing authority shall appoint a successor. A person who has served as a member is eligible for reappointment.

(b)

A person appointed under subsection (2)(a) of this section serves a term of four years, or until the person ceases to be a member of the Senate, whichever occurs first. A person appointed under subsection (2)(c) of this section serves a term of four years, or until the person ceases to be a member of the House of Representatives, whichever occurs first.

(5)

If there is a vacancy in the position of an appointed member:

(a)

The appointing authority shall appoint a person as soon as possible to serve during the remainder of the unexpired term; and

(b)

The appointing authority may specify that the person appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired term is also appointed to the next following full term.

(6)

If a member of the commission is authorized under subsection (2) of this section to name a designee, a person named as a designee has all of the powers and duties of the member until the designation expires or is revoked. The following persons may be designated:

(a)

A dean of one of Oregon’s accredited law schools may designate a member of the faculty of the law school.

(b)

The Chief Justice may designate a Supreme Court judge.

(c)

The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals may designate another judge of the Court of Appeals.

(d)

The Attorney General may designate an assistant attorney general or the Deputy Attorney General.

(7)

The term of an appointed member of the commission shall cease if the member misses three consecutive meetings without prior approval of the chairperson, and the appointing authority for the position shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the manner provided by subsection (5) of this section.

(8)

The Oregon Law Commission shall elect its chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members with such powers and duties as the commission shall determine.

(9)

A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is present at a meeting, the commission may take action by an affirmative vote by a majority of the members of the commission who are present.

(10)

Members of the commission who are members of the Legislative Assembly are entitled to compensation and expense reimbursement as provided in ORS 171.072 (Salary of members and presiding officers). [1981 c.813 §1; 1997 c.661 §1; 2009 c.114 §1; 2011 c.272 §14]

Source: Section 173.315 — Oregon Law Commission established; duties; membership; chairperson, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors173.­html.

Law Review Citations

44 WLR 169, 463 (2007)

173.005
Personnel policies for employees of statutory committees
173.007
Personnel policies applicable to regular employees of Legislative Assembly
173.025
Preparation of fiscal impact and revenue impact statements for legislation affecting state or local governments
173.029
Preparation of statements for legislation creating new crime, increasing period of incarceration or otherwise modifying sentencing or state corrections policies
173.035
Submission of statements to Legislative Assembly
173.045
Revision of statements
173.051
Preparation of fiscal impact statements for legislation increasing employer contributions under Public Employees Retirement System
173.055
Contracts to provide fiscal data
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
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
173.200
Selection of Legislative Counsel
173.210
Employment of staff
173.215
Effect of expiration of terms of committee members
173.220
Location of Legislative Counsel’s office
173.230
Confidential nature of matters handled by committee’s staff
173.240
Committee’s staff prohibited from influencing legislation
173.315
Oregon Law Commission established
173.325
Compensation and expenses of members
173.328
Commission meetings
173.335
Legislative Counsel assistance
173.338
Law revision program
173.342
Commission biennial report to Legislative Assembly
173.345
Cooperation with bar associations or other associations
173.347
Appearance of commission members or staff before Legislative Assembly
173.352
Work groups
173.355
Solicitation and receipt of gifts and grants
173.357
Disposition of moneys collected or received by commission
173.410
Appointing authority for Legislative Fiscal Officer
173.420
Duties of Legislative Fiscal Officer
173.450
Employment of staff
173.455
Maintaining confidentiality of draft measures
173.465
Legislative Fiscal Office Operating Fund
173.500
Establishment
173.505
Oregon State Capitol Foundation Operating Fund
173.515
Oregon Capitol History Gateway Fund
173.605
Legislative Policy and Research Committee established
173.615
Membership
173.625
Effect of expiration of terms of committee members
173.635
Director duties and powers
173.710
Legislative Administration Committee and office of Legislative Administrator established
173.720
Duties of Legislative Administrator
173.730
Committee membership
173.740
Employment of staff
173.750
Effect of expiration of terms of committee members
173.760
Advisory committees
173.763
Legislative information available on Internet
173.766
Electronic mail address
173.770
Rules regarding fees for services and obtaining copyrights and patents
173.780
Sale or lease of data processing programs, materials and information
173.785
Capitol gift shop
173.790
Stores Revolving Account
173.800
Appointing authority for Legislative Revenue Officer
173.810
Employment of staff
173.820
Duties and powers
173.830
Authority to accept and expend funds
173.840
Designation as applicant for certain federal programs
173.850
Department of Revenue to provide assistance
173.855
Maintaining confidentiality of draft measures
173.900
Joint Committee on Conduct established
173.903
Joint Committee on Conduct continuing existence
173.906
Legislative Equity Officer vacancy
173.909
Duties and powers of Legislative Equity Officer
173.912
Contracting for independent investigator
173.915
Respectful workplace training
173.918
Adopting policies for lobbyist respectful workplace training
173.921
Culture and climate surveys
173.924
Reporting harassment to Legislative Equity Officer
173.927
Establishing and maintaining Capitol Leadership Team
173.930
Contracting for offsite process counselor
173.933
Offsite process counselor duties
173.936
Exemption from public record disclosure
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