1953 REGULAR SESSION

January 12 to April 21, 1953 · 47th Legislative Assembly · about 1 minutes to read

Some records are in hand, but the minimum evidence for a source-bound account has not been assembled.

Principal decisions

1. Public Accommodations ActCreated a statewide civil right to equal access in specified public accommodations and supplied a statutory base broadened by later amendments and adjudication.
2. First Oregon Revised Statutes codificationThe source inventory identifies this as a plausible competing session outcome requiring targeted act, journal, implementation, and downstream review.
3. Reconstitution of public-employee retirement (Oregon Laws 1953 c.180)The source inventory identifies this as a plausible competing session outcome requiring targeted act, journal, implementation, and downstream review.
4. State-agency and budget reorganizationThe source inventory identifies this as a plausible competing session outcome requiring targeted act, journal, implementation, and downstream review.

Assembly: 47th Legislative Assembly

The record is available; this account is still being prepared.

Some records are in hand, but the minimum evidence for a source-bound account has not been assembled.

Review the complete session-law and subject indexes, not only the selected chapter or a codification table. Reconstruct every contender and the failed/vetoed/referral universe from both chamber journals and original bill files. Research implementation, appropriations, enforcement, litigation, repeal/supersession, and affected communities for the selected outcome and strongest rival to equal depth.

Sources and evidence

Claim-level citations in the research ledger

Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Oregon Statewide Black Historic Resources Multiple Property DocumentationPrimary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
BOLI Orders, volume 6Primary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
BOLI Orders, volume 6Primary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Oregon Statewide Black Historic Resources Multiple Property DocumentationPrimary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Crocker and Crocker — checksum snapshotPrimary · 157 Or App 663; PDF p. 15original
Oregon Statewide Black Historic Resources Multiple Property DocumentationPrimary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
BOLI Orders, volume 6Primary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
BOLI Orders, volume 6Primary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Oregon Statewide Black Historic Resources Multiple Property DocumentationPrimary · Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 495, sections 1-2, pp. 872-873original
Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · PDF p. 337; printed p. 333original

Featured documents linked to this session (13)

BOLI Orders, volume 6Session research source · Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Linkedoriginal
Oregon Revised Statutes ArchivesSession research source · Oregon Legislative Counsel · Linkedoriginal
Oregon Statewide Black Historic Resources Multiple Property DocumentationSession research source · Oregon Parks and Recreation Department / National Park Service · Linkedoriginal
Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial session chronology · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial session chronology · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial session chronology · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
Legislative ResearchSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Inaccessibleoriginal
Legislative ResearchSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Inaccessibleoriginal
Oregon History: 1951 to PresentGovernance source link · Oregon Secretary of State · Linkedoriginal
Oregon History: 1951 to PresentGovernance source link · Oregon Secretary of State · Linkedoriginal
Legislative Committee Records InventorySession research source · Oregon State Archives · Preservedoriginal
Oregon Governors' Records GuidesSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Inaccessibleoriginal
Oregon session laws serial catalogSession research source · UC Berkeley Law Library · Linkedoriginal

About this account

Sources being assembled. Some records are in hand, but the minimum evidence for a source-bound account has not been assembled.

Edition dated August 31, 2026. Cite as: Oregon Governance Atlas, “1953 REGULAR SESSION,” edition September 2026 (historical cutoff 2026-08-31), https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1953-state-regular-01.

BibTeX

@misc{atlas-or-leg-1953-state-regular-01,
  title = {1953 REGULAR SESSION},
  howpublished = {Oregon Governance Atlas, edition September 2026},
  note = {Historical cutoff 2026-08-31},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1953-state-regular-01}
}

Research tasks for this session

Record classes not yet acquired: A complete review of the session's major decisions; Agency implementation, rules, and audits; Budget, revenue, and staffing records; Committee and floor votes; Committee records, testimony, and exhibits; Court decisions and constitutional interpretation; Enrolled laws, vetoes, and effective dates; House and Senate journals; Implementation and later consequences; Introduced measures and amendments; Membership, officers, and political control; The session call and governor's messages.

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