2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 171 - State Legislature
Section 171.725 - Definitions for ORS 171.725 to 171.785.


(1) "Compensation" has the meaning given that term in ORS 292.951.
(2) "Consideration" includes a gift, payment, distribution, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable.
(3) "Executive agency" means a commission, board, agency or other body in the executive branch of state government that is not part of the legislative or judicial branch.
(4) "Executive official" means any member or member-elect of an executive agency and any member of the staff or an employee of an executive agency. A member of a state board or commission, other than a member who is employed in full-time public service, is not an executive official for purposes of ORS 171.725 to 171.785.
(5) "Judge" means an active judge serving on the Oregon Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court, or an Oregon circuit court.
(6) "Legislative action" means introduction, sponsorship, testimony, debate, voting or any other official action on any measure, resolution, amendment, nomination, appointment, or report, or any matter that may be the subject of action by either house of the Legislative Assembly, or any committee of the Legislative Assembly, or the approval or veto thereof by the Governor.
(7) "Legislative official" means any member or member-elect of the Legislative Assembly, any member of an agency, board or committee that is part of the legislative branch, and any staff person, assistant or employee thereof.
(8) "Lobbying" means influencing, or attempting to influence, legislative action through oral or written communication with legislative officials, solicitation of executive officials or other persons to influence or attempt to influence legislative action or attempting to obtain the goodwill of legislative officials.
(9) "Lobbyist" means:
(a) Any individual who agrees to provide personal services for money or any other consideration for the purpose of lobbying.
(b) Any person not otherwise subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection who provides personal services as a representative of a corporation, association, organization or other group, for the purpose of lobbying.
(c) Any public official who lobbies.
(10) "Public agency" means a commission, board, agency or other governmental body.
(11) "Public official" means any member or member-elect of any public agency and any member of the staff or an employee of the public agency. [1973 c.802 §2; 1975 c.747 §1; 1977 c.588 §1; 1987 c.566 §1; 1991 c.378 §1; 2001 c.751 §1; 2007 c.877 §6]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use

Chapter 171 - State Legislature

Section 171.010 - Time and place of holding regular legislative sessions.

Section 171.015 - Emergency legislative sessions; procedure for determining legislators’ request for or refusal of emergency sessions; time and manner of convening sessions.

Section 171.051 - Filling vacancies in Legislative Assembly.

Section 171.060 - Procedure for filling vacancy by appointment.

Section 171.062 - Filling vacancies in multicounty legislative districts.

Section 171.068 - Procedure when vacancy filled after reapportionment.

Section 171.072 - Salary of members and presiding officers; per diem allowance; expenses; tax status.

Section 171.115 - Revolving fund; warrants.

Section 171.120 - Purpose of ORS 171.120 to 171.125; unlawful employment practices.

Section 171.122 - Rights and benefits of legislators and prospective legislators in relation to their regular employment.

Section 171.125 - Proceeding to require compliance with ORS 171.120 and 171.122.

Section 171.127 - When proposed measure to bear name of person other than member requesting introduction; statement of chief sponsor.

Section 171.130 - Presession filing of proposed measures; printing and distribution.

Section 171.133 - Approval of Governor required for state agency measure introduction.

Section 171.136 - Supplies and equipment.

Section 171.185 - Dates for legislatively prescribed elections; emergency election.

Section 171.200 - "Publications" defined for ORS 171.206.

Section 171.206 - Legislative publications; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition; reports of witnesses.

Section 171.236 - Session laws; publication; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition.

Section 171.245 - Legislative Publications Account.

Section 171.275 - Oregon Revised Statutes; committee policy; charges.

Section 171.285 - Legislative Counsel certificate.

Section 171.295 - Preservation and use of ORS medium.

Section 171.305 - ORS Revolving Account.

Section 171.315 - Distribution of ORS.

Section 171.325 - Certified copy of statute or rule of civil procedure published in Oregon Revised Statutes; form; fee.

Section 171.407 - Sound recordings of legislative proceedings; public access.

Section 171.415 - Delivery to Legislative Administration Committee; exception.

Section 171.430 - Disposal by certain committees; sound recordings by certain committees.

Section 171.450 - Legislative intent.

Section 171.455 - Complaint of elector; content.

Section 171.460 - Secretary of State to conduct investigation; findings; report.

Section 171.510 - Legislative process to compel attendance and production of papers; service.

Section 171.515 - Reimbursement of witnesses appearing under legislative process.

Section 171.520 - Reporting violations of ORS 171.510.

Section 171.522 - Judicial enforcement of legislative process; order; service.

Section 171.530 - Privilege of witness before legislative committee.

Section 171.555 - Joint Committee on Ways and Means.

Section 171.557 - State budget policy.

Section 171.565 - Vote required for confirmation; interim Senate meetings.

Section 171.580 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee.

Section 171.585 - Duties of committee.

Section 171.590 - Cooperation of state agencies.

Section 171.605 - Construction of ORS 171.605 to 171.635.

Section 171.610 - Functions.

Section 171.615 - Periods during which committees function.

Section 171.620 - Powers.

Section 171.630 - Vacancies; appointment of alternates by presiding officers.

Section 171.640 - Appointment of interim committees; membership; topics of study; employees; expenses.

Section 171.670 - Authority for approval of disbursements during interim.

Section 171.725 - Definitions for ORS 171.725 to 171.785.

Section 171.735 - Exceptions to application of ORS 171.740 and 171.745.

Section 171.740 - Lobbyist registration; contents of statement; limitations on statement withdrawal; statement changes.

Section 171.742 - Annual training; rules.

Section 171.745 - Lobbyist statements of expenditures; training certification.

Section 171.750 - Lobbyist employer statements of expenditures.

Section 171.752 - Time for filing statements.

Section 171.756 - Prohibited conduct.

Section 171.762 - Verification of reports, registrations and statements.

Section 171.764 - False statement or misrepresentation by lobbyist or public official; defense.

Section 171.772 - Forms for reports, registrations and statements; rules; electronic filing.

Section 171.776 - Commission duties; advisory opinions; status of opinions.

Section 171.778 - Complaint and adjudicatory process; confidentiality; Preliminary Review Phase; Investigatory Phase; possible actions by order; report of findings; contested case procedure; limitation on commission action.

Section 171.785 - Sanctions prescribed by either chamber of Legislative Assembly; uniform application.

Section 171.790 - Contact with Legislative Assembly by local government officials and employees.

Section 171.795 - Electronic distribution of information.

Section 171.852 - Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology.

Section 171.855 - Duties of committee.

Section 171.857 - Appointment; quorum; expenses; report.

Section 171.858 - Joint Committee on Transportation.

Section 171.870 - Legislative findings.

Section 171.880 - Content of report.

Section 171.992 - Civil penalty for violation of lobby regulation.