The Office of the Oregon Legislative Counsel is a government agency in the

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of Oregon. The office was established in 1953, primarily to offer legal services to the members and committees of the

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. The office drafts legislation, conducts legal research, writes opinions, compiles and publishes session laws and the

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, and reviews administrative rules submitted by agencies of the executive branch of the

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. It also assists the

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in revising, reforming, and improving the law. The Legislative Counsel Committee, composed of members of both the

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and the

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, oversees the office. Dexter Johnson is the current Legislative Counsel, serving as the chief executive of the office.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lc

Legislative Counsel A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of ...

Oregon law 1953 establishments in Oregon