Bills, amendments, enrolled and engrossed versions are added as they are published. The full text of 2001 bills are updated daily. The measure history is updated weekly. Oregon Legislative History Early legislative records in the Oregon State Archives begin with the 1843 Legislative Committee, which drafted the Organic Laws and created Oregon's Provisional Government. The fire in the state capitol in 1935 created major gaps in the original bill files from 1876 to 1931 and in the manuscript copies of the Senate and House Journals from 1865 to 1923.
Earlier gaps are probably due to careless record keeping.
In the late 1920s the Legislature began keeping committee minutes and exhibits. The Archives has minutes and exhibits of the Interim Workmen's Compensation Committee for 1926-27. These records do not become continuous until 1961 when the Legislature passed a law requiring the deposit of legislative records with the State Archivist. Committee Minutes and Audio Tapes Legislative minutes are arranged by House, Senate or Joint committee and thereunder, in chronological order by hearing date. Minutes include date and time of hearing, individuals present, and measures heard.