The Office of the Oregon Legislative Counsel is a government agency in the

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of Oregon. The office was established in 1953, primarily to offer legal services to the members and committees of the

Oregon Legislative Assembly The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the Ho ...

. The office drafts legislation, conducts legal research, writes opinions, compiles and publishes session laws and the

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, and reviews administrative rules submitted by agencies of the executive branch of the

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. It also assists the

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in revising, reforming, and improving the law. The Legislative Counsel Committee, composed of members of both the

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and the

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, oversees the office. Dexter Johnson is the current Legislative Counsel, serving as the chief executive of the office.

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* {{Official website, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lc Legislative Counsel Oregon law 1953 establishments in Oregon