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1971 REGULAR SESSION

January 11 to June 10, 1971 · 56th 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. 1. Bottle BillCreated a statewide deposit-and-redemption regulatory system spanning producers, retailers, and consumers.
  2. 2. Oregon Criminal CodeRecodified substantive criminal law with system-wide judicial reach.
  3. 3. Governor retirement-benefit actShows voter reversal of a legislative benefit decision.
  4. 4. Allow Legislature to call itself into special sessionWould have redistributed agenda and emergency power from governor to Legislature.
Assembly
56th 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

  • Constitution of Oregon, effective after the 2024 electionPrimary · source notes and current textoriginal
  • Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • Initiative, Referendum and RecallOfficial secondary · election entries associated with session referralsoriginal
  • DEQ Strategic Plan 2025–2027: agency history timelineOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • 1971 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1971original
  • Oregon Constitution (2024 annotated edition)Primary · source notes and current textoriginal
  • Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • DEQ Strategic Plan 2025–2027: agency history timelineOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • 1971 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1971original
  • DEQ Strategic Plan 2025–2027: agency history timelineOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • 1971 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1971original
  • Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • 1971 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1971original
  • DEQ Strategic Plan 2025–2027: agency history timelineOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • Armatta v. Kitzhaber — checksum snapshotPrimary · 327 Or 285; PDF p. 38original
  • State v. Vasquez — checksum snapshotPrimary · 336 Or 613; PDF p. 16original
  • Oregon History: 1951 to PresentOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1971 c.745original
  • Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · PDF pages [402, 404]original
Featured documents linked to this session (12)
  • 1971 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tableSession research source · Oregon Legislative Counsel · Preservedoriginal
  • Constitution of Oregon, effective after the 2024 electionConstitutional text · Constitution of Oregon · Preservedoriginal
  • Oregon Constitution (2024 annotated edition)Governance source link · Oregon Legislative Assembly · 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
  • DEQ Strategic Plan 2025–2027: agency history timelineGovernance source link · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality · Linkedoriginal
  • Initiative, Referendum and RecallOfficial ballot inventory · Initiative, Referendum and Recall Itemized Listings · Preservedoriginal
  • Legislative ResearchSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Inaccessibleoriginal
  • Oregon History: 1951 to PresentGovernance source link · Oregon Secretary of State · 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, “1971 REGULAR SESSION,” edition September 2026 (historical cutoff 2026-08-31), https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1971-state-regular-01.

BibTeX
@misc{atlas-or-leg-1971-state-regular-01,
  title = {1971 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-1971-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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