Oregon Code § 173.730·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Committee membership; status; term; chairperson.
(1) The Legislative Administration
Committee shall consist of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
President of the Senate, members of the House appointed by the Speaker and
members of the Senate appointed by the President. The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President of the Senate may each designate an alternate
from time to time from among the members of their respective chambers to
exercise the powers, except as cochairperson, as a member of the committee. No
more than three House members of the committee shall be of the same political
party. No more than three Senate members of the committee shall be of the same
political party.
(2) The committee
has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during
sessions of the Legislative Assembly or any recess thereof, and in the interim
period between sessions.
(3)(a) The term
of a member shall expire upon the earlier of:
(A) The date of
the convening of the odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative
Assembly next following the commencement of the members term; or
(B) The date of
the convening of an organizational session of the odd-numbered year regular
session of the Legislative Assembly next following the commencement of the
members term.
(b) When a
vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee in the interim between an
odd-numbered year regular session and the earlier of the date of the convening
of the next following odd-numbered year regular session or the date of the
convening of an organizational session of the next following odd-numbered year
regular session, until such vacancy is filled, the membership of the committee
shall be deemed not to include the vacant position for the purpose of
determining whether a quorum is present and a quorum is a majority of the
remaining members.
(4) The presiding
officers shall act as cochairpersons and may alternate at succeeding meetings
as presiding chairperson of the committee and vice chairperson thereof. The
cochairpersons, jointly or singly, may, in addition to other acts authorized,
approve voucher claims.
(5) The committee
may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a
majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority
of committee members from the Senate.
(6) Action by the
committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from
the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the
Senate. [1969 c.620 §2; 1971 c.638 §10; 1975 c.530 §5; 1977 c.121 §3; 2007
c.790 §5; 2011 c.545 §11; 2017 c.17 §12]