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Source of Information: Legislative Counsel
| 2009 Regular Session | |
| Session Length | 169 Calendar Days |
| Convened | Jan. 12, 2009 |
| Adjourned | June 29, 2009 |
| Bills Introduced | 2,613 |
| Other Measures | 169 |
| Total | 2,782 |
| Senate Total Membership | 30 |
| Democrats | 18 |
| Republicans | 12 |
| Independents | 0 |
| President: Peter Courtney (D), Salem | |
| House Total Membership | 60 |
| Democrats | 36 |
| Republicans | 24 |
| Speaker: Dave Hunt (D), Clackamas County |
| Bills | House | Senate | Total |
| Introduced | 1,570 | 1,043 | 2,613 |
| Passed Both Houses | 508 | 411 | 919 |
| Vetoed | 2* | 1* | 3* |
| Became Law | 506+ | 410# | 916+# |
| Unsigned by Governor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Resolutions and Memorials | House | Senate | Total |
| Introduced | 95 | 74 | 169 |
| Adopted | 32 | 29 | 61 |
* Totals include neither the 6/23/09 vetoes of SB 5520 and SB 5554 (line item, §3) (which the Legislative Assembly overrode on 6/25/09) nor the line item vetoes of HB 5054 §61 (4) and (6) or the vetoes of SB 545 and SB 897, which were overriden at the 2010 special session on 2/23/10 and 2/8/10, respectively.
+ Totals include HB 2649 and HB 3405 (which voters approved as Ballot Measures 66 and 67 on 1/26/10 after successful referendum petitions).
# Totals include SB 545 and SB 897 (which were vetoed in 2009 and overridden at the 2010 special session on 2/23/10 and 2/8/10, respectively).