Tools for Action
Trying to find out more about an environmental bill in the Legislature, how to contact your legislators or even WHO your legislators are?
First sign up for SalemWatch, a newsletter of the Oregon Conservation Network, a coalition of 50 of Oregon's leading conservation groups. SalemWatch will keep you informed about bills moving through the legislature and provide you with opportunities to contact decision-makers regarding key conservation bills. We can even match you to your representatives, just make sure you enter your complete HOME address (the one at which you are registered to vote).
The Oregon Legislature does have a website, but OLCV Education Fund has collected a few important links to save you a little time wading through the pages.
You can also check out our Citizen Toolkit for other ways to take action and check our Events page for upcoming opportunities to get involved.
Looking for your Oregon Senator or Representative?
Find out who represents you and hold them accountable for their actions.
Find everything related to the Oregon House of Representatives here.
Find everything related to the Oregon Senate here.
Looking for a particular bill?
The Oregon Legislature updates their website here to include information about current bills, and also provides archives for bills in previous session.
But if you are tracking bills, a better site to use is the Oregonian's Bill Tracker, which pulls the data from the Legislature into a much more user-friendly interface that makes it a lot easier to see the status of a bill and how each legislator voted.
Tracking a certain committee or want to catch a committee meeting on a certain bill?
Click here for a list of all committees each of which then link to their member lists, schedules and agendas.
Thinking about money?
Click here for information on the state budget and Taxes.
Want to watch your legislators vote or stream a hearing?
Click here for live audio and video streaming from the Capitol.
Your voice makes a difference.
Take the 2009 landmark legislation that permanently protects the Metolius River basin, an Oregon gem, from sprawling development. That bill passed the House by just one vote, when Rep. Galizio (D-Tigard) changed his nay to an aye.
“ I reconsidered my vote after an outpouring of people shared with me their profound personal stories about how the Metolius has affected their lives. Citizen voices truly can make the difference in how legislators vote.”
— Rep. Larry Galizio (D-Tigard)