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How to Participate in the Legislative Process

How to Participate in the Legislative Process. Chane Griggs Legislative Liaison Chane.d.griggs@state.or.us 503-986-1385. Navigating the Site Site Index Subject Tabs. Site Index. Contacting Legislators Find Your Legislator Write Your Legislator. You may contact your legislator here.

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How to Participate in the Legislative Process

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  1. How to Participate in the Legislative Process Chane Griggs Legislative LiaisonChane.d.griggs@state.or.us503-986-1385

  2. Navigating the Site Site Index Subject Tabs

  3. Site Index

  4. Contacting Legislators Find Your LegislatorWrite Your Legislator

  5. You may contact your legislator here

  6. From “House” Leadership Information And Representative information

  7. Bill Information You have a SUBJECT, but not the bill number…..

  8. I know there’s a bill about PERS …..

  9. From the Bills/Laws link

  10. “Other Measure Information” “Index of 2003 legislative measures, by topic”

  11. Under “PERS” “HB 2403”

  12. Another way to find the bill..

  13. With a bill number(HB 2403) you can access: • the Text of the bill • what has happened to the bill (the Measure’s History)

  14. To find the text HTML version PDF version

  15. Click on “2003 Regular Session Measures – All Bills”

  16. The “Enrolled” version is the one that passed.

  17. From the Bill: The bill’s sponsor(s) The ORS chapters The “relating – to clause”

  18. With the Bill Number, you can also find the Measure History

  19. From the “Bills/Laws” page, go to the “2003 Regular Session” And then to “Measure history” link

  20. Click on “Search for Specific Measure Number”

  21. First, Second, Third Readings • Committee Referral • Work Sessions/public hearings • Vote count • Signatures • Chapter Law • Effective Date

  22. Want More Information about the bill? • Fiscal Impact Statements • Revenue Impact Statements • Staff Measure Summaries

  23. From “Bills/Laws”

  24. Staff Measure Summaries • From “Bills/Laws”, • Click on “2003 Regular Session”

  25. Committee Information • What are the committees • Who are the committee members • When do they meet

  26. From “Committees” Click on Committee assignments . By Member . By Committee

  27. When do they meet? From any page, click on “Committee Schedule”

  28. Click on “Joint Interim Legislative Schedule”…

  29. What is the agenda?

  30. Search by: • Bill number • Or • Committee

  31. Human Resources….people that can help • Legislative Library • Committee Services • Legislative Liaison

  32. Legislative Library Using the “Site Index”

  33. Committee Services • Staff • Subject Areas

  34. From the“Committees” link,

  35. Click on “Committee Services Office”

  36. From “Committee Staff and Subject Areas”…. Staff namephoneemail

  37. Legislative Liaison Contact information

  38. Non Human Resources • The Citizen’s Guide to the Oregon Legislative Process

  39. Click on “Citizen’s Guide”

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