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LPRO supports Oregon’s lawmakers and the legislative process by providing staff support to legislative committees. Read on to learn more about legislative committees and how LPRO supports their work or start with an introduction to the Oregon Legislature​.
 
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LPRO coordinates and facilitates the work of legislative committees—groups of lawmakers appointed by legislative leadership to consider assigned policy issues and proposed legislation.

​​Committees are generally organized by policy topics like transportation, education, labor, natural resources, or economic development. Committees may be organized in the Senate, the House of Representatives, or organized jointly with members from both the House and the Senate.  

Committee members, chairpersons (chairs), and vice-chairs are appointed by the President of the Senate for Senate committees and the Speaker of the House for House committees, and by both presiding officers for Joint committees.  

 
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​LPRO staff coordinate the work of legislative committees during both session and interim at the direction of legislative leadership and​ committee chairpersons.​
 
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expand Expand : Committee Meetings ‎(1)
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​​​LPRO staff prepare brief, informative, and impartial Staff Measure Summaries for legislative measures scheduled to be heard by each committee. Staff Measure Summaries are included under the “analysis” tab of each measure on the Oreg​on Legislative Information System (OLIS)​. Learn how to find bills on OLIS​.​
 
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​LPRO provides staff support to the work of legislative task forces, groups established by the Legislative Assembly to engage on specific policy.

​ Task force members may be lawmakers or members of the public. Specific membership requirements are determined at the time the task force is established. Task Force materials can be found on the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS)​. Learn how to use OLIS to find Committees and Task Forces​.​​
 
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LPRO provides resources for legislators and legislative staff to support the legislative process. See examples below. 

Before the start of each long legislative session LPRO works with the other nonpartisan offices in the legislative branch to hold a training for newly elected members of the legislature. The training covers a variety of topics including:

  • How to use OLIS
  • Committee meeting and floor session protocol
  • Policy area briefings

 
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Committee Services​​

​​Legislative Policy and Research ​​Office

​​​Oregon State Capitol
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Legislative Committees​​​​

 
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What LPRO Does for Legislative Committees​

 
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Staff Measure Summaries​​

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Legislative Task Forces

 
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Legislator Resources

 
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