Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 401.204 (2026)

Termination of state of emergency

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      401.204 Termination of state of emergency. (1) The Governor shall terminate the state of emergency by proclamation when the emergency no longer exists, or when the threat of an emergency has passed.

      (2) The state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor may be terminated at any time by joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 401.105]

 

      401.205 [1981 c.763 §4; 1983 c.586 §28; renumbered 401.365]

 

      401.210 [Formerly 401.820; 1983 c.586 §29; renumbered 401.375]

 

      401.215 [Formerly 401.830; 1983 c.586 §30; renumbered 401.385]

 

      401.220 [1981 c.763 §5; 1983 c.586 §31; renumbered 401.395]

 

      401.225 [1981 c.763 §6; 1983 c.586 §32; renumbered 401.405]

 

      401.230 [1981 c.763 §7; 1983 c.586 §33; renumbered 401.415]

 

(Declaration of Major Disaster)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Elkhorn Baptist Church v. Brown, 466 P.3d 30 (Or. 2020).
Elkhorn Baptist Church v. Brown, 466 P.3d 30 (Or. 2020). · cites it 7× “The chapter 401 emergency statutes also indicate that the Governor’s authority to take those actions continues until either the Governor or the legisla- ture terminates the state of emergency in the manner spec- ified in ORS 401.204. As we explain in the following sec- tion, the…”
Along Came Trudy LLC v. OLCC (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “ORS 401.204(1) (providing that “[t]he Governor shall terminate the state of emergency by proclamation when the emergency no longer exists, or when the threat of an emergency has passed”); ORS 401.”
Ass'n of Oregon Corr. Employees v. State of Oregon (D. Or. 2022). “165 (granting the Governor authority to declare an emergency); ORS 401.204 (requiring termination of state of emergency “when the emergency no longer exists” and allowing legislature to terminate state of emergency “at any time by joint resolution,” which is not subject to the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 401.204(1) — 2 cases
Elkhorn Baptist Church v. Brown, 466 P.3d 30 (Or. 2020). “The chapter 401 emergency statutes also indicate that the Governor’s authority to take those actions continues until either the Governor or the legisla- ture terminates the state of emergency in the manner spec- ified in ORS 401.204. As we explain in the following sec- tion, the…”
Along Came Trudy LLC v. OLCC (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “ORS 401.204(1) (providing that “[t]he Governor shall terminate the state of emergency by proclamation when the emergency no longer exists, or when the threat of an emergency has passed”); ORS 401.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 401.204(2) — 2 cases
Elkhorn Baptist Church v. Brown, 466 P.3d 30 (Or. 2020). “The chapter 401 emergency statutes also indicate that the Governor’s authority to take those actions continues until either the Governor or the legisla- ture terminates the state of emergency in the manner spec- ified in ORS 401.204. As we explain in the following sec- tion, the…”
Along Came Trudy LLC v. OLCC (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “ORS 401.204(1) (providing that “[t]he Governor shall terminate the state of emergency by proclamation when the emergency no longer exists, or when the threat of an emergency has passed”); ORS 401.”
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