Dated account · as of August 31, 2026

The legislature as of August 31, 2026

Officeholders and operative rules as recorded at the edition cutoff, not a live feed. Sixty representatives on two-year terms, thirty senators on four-year terms, a session every year.[4]

House

37 D · 23 R

60 seats · quorum 40 · pass 31

Senate

18 D · 12 R

30 seats · quorum 20 · pass 16

Committees

standing, joint, and budget subcommittees

2025–27 budget

$138.9B

total funds, two years

Laws enacted, 2025

633

7 full vetoes

The chambers

House · 60 seats

60 recorded

Democrats 62%

Republicans 38%

Quorum

Pass

Revenue

Override

Senate · 30 seats

30 recorded

Democrats 60%

Republicans 40%

Quorum

Pass

Revenue

Override

About these figures

Official roster for the 2026 Regular Session, observed September 1, 2026.[1] Membership changes after the snapshot require the journals. Thresholds are the constitutional two-thirds quorum, majority of members elected, three-fifths for revenue, and two-thirds present to override a veto.

Presiding officers and caucus leaders

Full org chart →

Julie FaheyDSpeaker · HD 14≡Lucetta ElmerRHouse Republican Leader · HD 24≡Ben BowmanDHouse Majority Leader · HD 25≡Rob WagnerDPresident · SD 19≡

About these figures

The Speaker and the President are elected by their chambers at the organizational session and appoint every committee and refer every bill; caucus leaders are elected by their caucuses. Titles as the roster records them.[2][3]

Committees in the 83rd Assembly

House (19)

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Behavioral Health Behavioral Health and Health Care Climate, Energy, and Environment Commerce and Consumer Protection Conduct Early Childhood and Human Services Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade Education Emergency Management and Veterans Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans Health Care Housing and Homelessness Judiciary Labor and Workforce Development Labor and Workplace Standards Revenue Rules Transportation

Senate (15)

Commerce and General Government Conduct Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Education Energy and Environment Finance and Revenue Health Care Housing and Development Human Services Judiciary Labor and Business Natural Resources and Wildfire Rules Transportation Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs

Joint (23)

About these figures

Standing, joint, and Ways and Means subcommittees recorded for the 2025 and 2026 regular sessions. Conference and special bodies are on the committees page.

The 2025–27 budget

$138.9 billion in total funds over two years

General Fund 27%$37.3B
Lottery Funds 1.3%$1.8B
Other Funds 40%$56.1B
Federal Funds 31%$43.7B

About these figures

Legislatively adopted 2025–27 budget in rounded official totals. These are legal authorities to spend, not annual figures and not spending.[5][6]

The permanent offices

Legislative Counseldrafts every measure; publishes the statutes
Legislative Fiscal Officefiscal impact statements; staffs Ways and Means
Legislative Revenue Officerevenue impact statements; tax analysis
Legislative Policy and Research Officecommittee services and research

About these figures

Each is selected by a legislative committee under ORS chapter 173 and serves at its pleasure.[7] Names, deputies, and pay are on the org chart.

The rule that shaped the last decade

11 senators

deny a quorum

21 representatives

deny a quorum

10 absences

disqualify a member

Two-thirds is a quorum, so a united minority can stop the floor by staying away. Since November 8, 2022, ten unexcused absences disqualify a member from the next term.[4][8] Quorum as a veto →

Decisions that show the system working

The 2017 transportation packageHB 2017 (2017)
The 2013 special-session package2013 special session
The 2021 redistricting mapsSB 881 and SB 882 (2021)
Quorum as a veto, 2019–2023Senate walkouts
Senate Bill 100 and the 1973 land-use systemSB 100 (1973)

The longer guide: twenty years of institutional change, 2007 to 2026 →

Dating and limits

Roster facts describe the 2026 Regular Session roster as retrieved on September 1, 2026, the most recent roster beginning on or before the cutoff. Vacancies, appointments, and leadership changes after that snapshot are not reflected until a later edition. The date of retrieval is not the effective date of a rule. The 83rd Assembly organized on January 13, 2025; the Senate amended its rules on June 23, 2025 and February 2, 2026.[2][3]

August 31, 2026 is the historical cutoff for every page on this site.

Sources

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Oregon Legislative Information System, official OData service (sessions 2007 to 2026)
Oregon Legislative Assembly · as of 2026-09-01
Cited by entity set and record key, for example Legislators 2025R1 or MeasureVotes history id 105350. The Atlas preserved the complete service on September 1, 2026.
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Rules of the Senate, 83rd Legislative Assembly (adopted January 13, 2025; amended June 23, 2025 and February 2, 2026)
Secretary of the Oregon Senate · as of 2026-02-02
Cited by Senate Rule number, for example SR 8.40(1).
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Rules of the House of Representatives, 83rd Legislative Assembly (adopted January 13, 2025)
Chief Clerk of the Oregon House · as of 2025-01-13
Cited by House Rule number, for example HR 9.01(1). The House revised some rules for the 2026 session; the Chief Clerk page lists revisions.
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Oregon Constitution (current text published by Legislative Counsel)
Oregon Legislative Counsel · as of 2026-09-04
Cited by article and section, for example Article IV, section 12. Preserved as retrieved on September 4, 2026; the page carries Legislative Counsel source notes for each section.
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Oregon Legislature Today panel, version 1.1.0 (audited session facts, 2007–2026)
Oregon Governance Atlas research repository
Cited by session id and field; every field carries its own source locator.
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2025–27 Budget Highlights
Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office
Cited by page.
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Member Guidebook 2025
Oregon Legislative Assembly (Chief Clerk and Secretary of the Senate) · as of 2024-11-18
Cited by printed page number, for example page 28 (appointing authority table).
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Measure 113 (November 8, 2022): legislators with ten unexcused absences disqualified from the next term
Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division (certified results recorded in the Atlas constitutional catalog) · as of 2022-11-08
Certified statewide result: 1,292,127 yes, 599,204 no.
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