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1981 REGULAR SESSION

January 12 to August 2, 1981 · 61th 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. Oregon Law CommissionCreated a continuing forum for systematic law revision involving all three branches and the bar.
  2. 2. Legislative reapportionment planIts failure shifted mapmaking through constitutional fallback institutions.
  3. 3. Court reorganization and state financingThe vetoed package triggered the one-day 1981 special session.
  4. 4. Extend governor's veto periodWould have changed interbranch timing and leverage.
Assembly
61th 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

  • 1981 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1981original
  • Oregon Law Commission history and authorizing statutesOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1981 c.813original
  • Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · PDF pages [452, 454]original
  • 1981 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1981original
  • Oregon Law Commission history and authorizing statutesOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1981 c.813original
  • Oregon Law Commission history and authorizing statutesOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1981 c.813original
  • 1981 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1981original
  • 1981 REGULAR SESSION comparative section tablePrimary · 1981original
  • Initiative, Referendum and RecallOfficial secondary · election entries associated with session referralsoriginal
  • Constitution of Oregon, effective after the 2024 electionPrimary · source notes and current textoriginal
  • Oregon Constitution (2024 annotated edition)Primary · source notes and current textoriginal
  • Oregon Law Commission history and authorizing statutesOfficial secondary · Oregon Laws 1981 c.813original
Featured documents linked to this session (11)
  • 1981 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
  • Initiative, Referendum and RecallOfficial ballot inventory · Initiative, Referendum and Recall Itemized Listings · Preservedoriginal
  • Legislative ResearchSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Inaccessibleoriginal
  • Oregon Law Commission history and authorizing statutesSession research source · Oregon Law Commission / University of Oregon School of Law · 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, “1981 REGULAR SESSION,” edition September 2026 (historical cutoff 2026-08-31), https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1981-state-regular-01.

BibTeX
@misc{atlas-or-leg-1981-state-regular-01,
  title = {1981 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-1981-state-regular-01}
}
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