§ 173.710 Legislative Administration Committee and office of Legislative Administrator established
§ 173.720 Duties of Legislative Administrator
§ 173.730 Committee membership; status; term; chairperson
§ 173.740 Employment of staff; compensation and expenses of staff; staff prohibited from influencing legislation
§ 173.750 Effect of expiration of terms of committee members
§ 173.760 Advisory committees; compensation and expenses
§ 173.763 Legislative information available on Internet
§ 173.766 Electronic mail address; website
§ 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; bidding; use of profits
§ 173.790 Stores Revolving Account; Property and Supplies Stores Account

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 173 > Legislative Administration Committee

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.