Statehood · Special
Sources being assembled1967 SPECIAL SESSION
October 30 to November 21, 1967 · 54th 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. Revenue-shortfall budget reductionsThe session reportedly reduced General Fund spending by roughly $31 million in response to a forecast shortfall.
- 2. School-finance and tax adjustmentsEducation funding and taxation were coupled to the shortfall response.
- 3. Flat tax or constitutional revenue limitationA structural revenue alternative remained unresolved.
- Assembly
- 54th 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.
Obtain and cite the enrolled act/resolution, exact chapter or journal locator, and operative text for the selected outcome. 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 Public Finance: Basic FactsOfficial secondary · 1967 special-session laws and appropriations; item-level review pendingoriginal
- Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · 1967 special-session laws and appropriations; item-level review pendingoriginal
- 1967 SPECIAL SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1967ssoriginal
- 1967 SPECIAL SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1967ssoriginal
- Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · 1967 special-session laws and appropriations; item-level review pendingoriginal
- Oregon Public Finance: Basic FactsOfficial secondary · 1967 special-session laws and appropriations; item-level review pendingoriginal
- 1967 SPECIAL SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1967ssoriginal
- Oregon Public Finance: Basic FactsOfficial secondary · 1967 special-session laws and appropriations; item-level review pendingoriginal
- Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · 1967 special-session laws and appropriations; item-level review pendingoriginal
- Clarke v. OHSU — checksum snapshotPrimary · 343 Or 610; PDF p. 32original
- Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · PDF pages [392, 394]original
- Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · 1967 special-session laws and appropriations; item-level review pendingoriginal
Featured documents linked to this session (9)
- 1967 SPECIAL SESSION comparative section tableSession research source · Oregon Legislative Counsel · 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
- Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial session chronology · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
- Legislative ResearchSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Inaccessibleoriginal
- Oregon History: 1951 to PresentGovernance source link · Oregon Secretary of State · Linkedoriginal
- Oregon Public Finance: Basic FactsGovernance source link · Oregon Legislative Revenue Office · Linkedoriginal
- Legislative Committee Records InventorySession research source · Oregon State Archives · Preservedoriginal
- Oregon Laws publication and ordering pageSession research source · Oregon Legislative Counsel · 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, “1967 SPECIAL SESSION,” edition September 2026 (historical cutoff 2026-08-31), https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1967-state-special-01.
BibTeX
@misc{atlas-or-leg-1967-state-special-01,
title = {1967 SPECIAL SESSION},
howpublished = {Oregon Governance Atlas, edition September 2026},
note = {Historical cutoff 2026-08-31},
year = {2026},
url = {https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1967-state-special-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.