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The Oregon Legislative Assembly (formerly the Oregon Territorial Legislature) is Oregon's legislative body, consisting of a 30-member Senate and a 60-member House of Representatives. Each Senate district is split into two House districts. House members are elected to two-year terms, where Senators are elected to four-year terms, and the legislature is considered a citizen's assembly, where most members have jobs apart from their elected position. Until 2012, the assembly met in odd-numbered years -- they now meet annually, where even-numbered years host 35-day sessions, compared to 160-day sessions in odd-numbered years. From 1848 until 1858, the Oregon territory was governed by the Oregon Territorial Legislature, which was composed of a lower chamber -- the House of Representatives -- and an upper chamber -- a 9-member Council. It was dissolved upon Oregon's admission to statehood in 1859, when the Oregon Legislative Assembly was created.
There are a great deal of materials held by SCARC that discuss the Oregon Legislature and lawmaking in general:
SCARC also holds a series of rare books relevant to specific sessions of the Oregon Territorial Legislature and the Oregon Legislative Assembly:
Oregon Territorial Legislature, 5th Legislative Assembly
The Statutes of Oregon: Enacted and Continued in Force by the Legislative Assembly, at the session commencing 5th December, 1853 (Oregon Territory Legislative Assembly)
1859 Special Session
Journal of the Senate of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon 1859 Extra Session Thereof (Oregon Legislative Assembly Senate)
Journal of the Senate of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon 1859 Extra Session Thereof (Oregon Legislative Assembly Senate)
1862 Special Session
Journal of the Proceedings of the House of the Legislative Assembly of Oregon (Oregon Legislative Assembly House of Representatives)
The 30th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1917-1918)
Report of the Consolidation Commission of the State of Oregon to the Thirtieth Legislative Assembly (Oregon Consolidation Commission)
Final Report of the Consolidation Commission to the Governor and the Thirtieth Legislative Assembly (Oregon Consolidation Commission)
The 35th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1929-1930)
The 36th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1931-1932)
State Cabinet Form of Government: Constitutional Amendment: Transcript of Evidence and Material (Joint Assembly on Administrative Reorganization)
The 38th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1935-1936)
Outline of the Government of Oregon: Summary of Constitution and Statutes (James Duff Barnett)
Directory of Federal Agencies and Departments in Oregon, 1936
The 39th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1937-1938)
Joint Report on Governmental and Administrative Reorganization (Commission on Government and Administrative Reorganization, 1937)
Joint Report on Governmental and Administrative Reorganization (Oregon Commission on Governmental and Administrative Reorganization)
Legislative Procedure in Oregon (Charles Childs)
Directory of Federal Agencies and Departments in Oregon, 1937
The 40th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1939-1940)
Directory of Federal Agencies and Departments in Oregon, 1939
Directory of Federal Agencies and Departments in Oregon, 1940
The 41st Oregon Legislative Assembly (1941-1942)
Directory of Federal Agencies and Departments in Oregon, 1941
The 43rd Oregon Legislative Assembly (1945-1946)
Our Daily Life: Oregon Civil Government, 1946 (Clarence M. Cooke)
The 54th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1967-1968)
Oregon Legisletter (League of Women Voters)
The 55th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1969-1970)
Oregon State Government for the 1970's (Project 70's Task Force, Office of the Governor)
The 57th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1973-1974)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
Family Laws of Oregon as Amended in 1973 (Marriage and Family Council)
The Freshman Legislator, Problem and Opportunities: A Handbook on the Oregon Legislature (Lawrence C. Pierce)
Oregon Consumer Legislation Report, 1973-1979 (Oregon Consumer Services Division)
The 58th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1975-1976)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
Oregon Consumer Legislation Report, 1973-1979 (Oregon Consumer Services Division)
The 59th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1977 - 1978)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
Oregon Consumer Legislation Report, 1973-1979 (Oregon Consumer Services Division)
The 60th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1979 - 1980)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
Oregon Consumer Legislation Report, 1973-1979 (Oregon Consumer Services Division)
The 61st Oregon Legislative Assembly (1981 - 1982)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 62nd Oregon Legislative Assembly (1983-1984)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 63rd Oregon Legislative Assembly (1985-1986)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 64th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1987-1988)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 65th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1989-1990)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 66th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1991-1992)
Oregon's Legislature and the Legislative Process (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 67th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1993-1994)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 68th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1995-1996)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 69th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1997-1998)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly (1999-2000)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 71st Oregon Legislative Assembly (2001-2002)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 72nd Oregon Legislative Assembly (2003-2004)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 73rd Oregon Legislative Assembly (2005-2006)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 74th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2007-2008)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2009-2010)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
The 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2011-2012)
Oregon Legislative Guide (Legislative Administration Committee)
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