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October Legislative Days Recap
When it comes to lawmaking, legislative sessions tend to get all the attention. During session, lawmakers hear testimony, meet in committee, and iron out the details of bills before (if all goes as planned) sending them off to the Governor’s desk for approval. It’s the final legislative stop in a sometimes years-long journey of turning an idea into law.
What the public tends not to see is all the times lawmakers meet between legislative sessions, during the so-called “interim.” Even when bills aren’t actively being passed, Senators and Representatives continue meeting to brainstorm, work through policies, and set the stage for the next ...
Mid-Session Update: Tracking the Flow of Our Water Bills
We’re officially past the halfway point in this legislative session. After dozens of meetings with legislators, and hundreds of Oregonians contacting their representatives to speak up for the issues that matter most, this is a key moment when the fate of our bills – and the thousands of other bills that have been submitted – is determined.
Oregon’s 83rd Legislature must wrap up by June 29, 2025. However, there are also deadlines that bills must meet if they are to advance and become law. April 9 was one such deadline. Let’s break down where we are in the legislative timeline:
Bills start their lives in one of two chambers: either ...
2022 Oregon legislative victories!
With a flurry of action in just five short weeks, the 2022 Legislative Session concluded on March 4th. This year’s session started with extreme uncertainty as a result of major changes in leadership and a new COVID variant. It also began with good news: an unexpectedly large state budget surplus. In the end, Oregon Environmental Council is thrilled that most of our major priorities made it across the finish line and that we helped win crucial investments in environmental and community benefits.
We did this work, like always, in collaboration with a wide array of partners. Our alliances aren't always conventional. We worked with farmworker ...