Rules

OR - Senator Ginny Burdick (D)

Title:

Chair

OR - Senator Herman Baertschiger Jr. (R)

Title:

Vice-chair

OR - Senator Brian Boquist (R)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Michael Dembrow (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Arnie Roblan (D)

Title:

Member

OR - SB115 Directs Secretary of State to conduct evaluation on whether relevant sections in chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2013, improved transparency in campaign finance reporting and whether additional legislation is necessary.

OR - SB116 Requires Secretary of State to conduct study and develop recommendations regarding most effective methods for improving candidate inclusion in voters' pamphlet and efficacy of voters' pamphlet.

OR - SB117 Requires Secretary of State to conduct study and analyze implementation of laws relating to elections that were passed during 2017 regular session of Legislative Assembly.

OR - SB200 Extends sunset of income tax credit for political contributions.

OR - SB224 Removes requirement that county clerk move elector to inactive status if elector has neither voted nor updated registration for five or more years.

OR - SB225 Establishes nonaffiliated primary election in which electors who are not affiliated with major political party or minor political party may select nominee who is not affiliated with major political party or minor political party to appear on general election ballot.

OR - SB226 Permits minor political parties to choose to nominate candidates for particular offices as part of state-sponsored primary election.

OR - SB368 Requires procedural review of whether proposed initiative amendment to amend county charter satisfies single-vote requirement to occur before signature gathering.

OR - SB446 Directs Legislative Administrator to use National Statuary Hall Replacement Fund moneys to commission statues of Chief Joseph and Abigail Scott Duniway to be placed on display in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.

OR - SB542 Permits Secretary of State to examine uncompiled source code for computer program or computer software used in voting machine or vote tally system as part of audit of machine or system.

OR - SB594 Requires candidate for President or Vice President of United States, in order to appear on general election ballot or in general election voters' pamphlet, to provide Secretary of State with copy of candidate's federal income tax returns for five years preceding year of general election and with written consent for public disclosure of tax returns.

OR - SCR7 Recognizes April 14, 2019, as Sikh American community's celebration of Vaisakhi in Oregon.

OR - SCR8 In memoriam: Robert Bromley Valade, 1941-2016.

OR - SCR9 Condemns Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and reaffirms right of Israelis and Palestinians to live safely and free from fear and violence.

OR - SJM3 States opposition to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, urges strengthening of United States-Israel relationship and calls for direct, bilateral negotiations to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

OR - SJR1 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution directing Legislative Assembly, notwithstanding any provision of Ballot Measure 50 (1997), to enact laws necessary to ensure that property taxes are equitable and fairly apportioned.

OR - SJR2 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution providing that, for purposes of ad valorem property taxation, ratio of maximum assessed value to real market value of property may not be less than 0.75.

OR - SJR3 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to transfer excess revenues from personal income tax collections to education stability fund and to eliminate surplus revenue "kicker" refund process.

OR - SJR4 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to provide that every legislative measure must be introduced at request of Senator or Representative.

OR - SJR5 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require two-thirds majority vote in favor in each chamber of Legislative Assembly to pass bills declaring emergency.

OR - SJR7 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to prohibit Legislative Assembly from amending or repealing initiative law for period of two years after enactment, unless two-thirds of members in both houses of Legislative Assembly vote to amend or repeal initiative law.

OR - SJR8 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing Redistricting Commission to adopt reapportionment plans for Senate, House of Representatives and United States Congress.

OR - SJR9 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow Legislative Assembly, by passage of joint resolution, to repeal administrative rule or amendment of administrative rule adopted by executive branch agency.

OR - SJR11 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing independent redistricting commission to adopt redistricting plans for Senate, House of Representatives and United States Congress.

OR - SJR12 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow Legislative Assembly to require that each administrative rule or amendment of administrative rule adopted by executive branch agency be approved by Legislative Assembly before taking effect.

OR - SM1 States opposition to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, urges strengthening of United States-Israel relationship and calls for direct, bilateral negotiations to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

OR - SB615 Establishes exception to gift limitation for food and beverages consumed by members of Legislative Assembly and candidates for office as members of Legislative Assembly.

OR - SB626 Amends definitions of "actual conflict of interest" and "potential conflict of interest" to apply to members of public official's household, rather than to all relatives of public official.

OR - SB630 Permits chairperson of county central committee or state central committee to send notification of date of anticipated meeting by postal mail or electronic mail.

OR - SB644 Expands legal expenses for which principal campaign committees, political committees and petition committees can use amounts received as contributions.

OR - SB658 Establishes General Counsel Committee within Legislative Assembly, and directs committee to select General Counsel.

OR - SB659 Requires Oregon Government Ethics Commission to issue commission advisory opinion in response to written request relating to events that have already occurred.

OR - SB661 Establishes $1 million limit on total amount of moneys that may exist in campaign account or petition account.

OR - SB670 Prohibits name of Secretary of State, county clerk or filing officer from appearing in official capacity on voters' pamphlet, return identification envelope, secrecy envelope or other ballot information provided to electors if secretary, county clerk or filing officer is on ballot.

OR - SJR14 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to limit increase in state governmental appropriations for general governmental purposes in biennium to least of percentage increase in projected personal income, percentage increase in projected population growth plus inflation or percentage increase in projected gross domestic product of Oregon for biennium.

OR - SJR15 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require that proposed elector enactments requiring expenditure of public moneys include proposed source of revenue sufficient to pay for expenditure.

OR - SJR16 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to restate constitutional requirement that Oregon state government maintain and operate under balanced budget in which current expenses do not exceed current revenues, except where other existing provisions of Constitution authorize debt.

OR - SJR17 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to vest power of impeachment of statewide elected Executive Branch officials in House of Representatives and power to try impeachments in Senate.

OR - SB691 Requires ballots returned by mail to be postmarked not later than Saturday before date of election.

OR - SB704 Authorizes issuance of Article XI-Q bonds to finance seismic and life safety improvements to State Capitol building and grounds.

OR - SB755 Establishes Citizens' Initiative Review Commission Endowment Fund and Operating Subaccount.

OR - SJR19 Repeals constitutional provision authorizing certain employees and board members of public education bodies to serve in legislature.

OR - SB761 Requires that only elector who has personally printed copy of electronic signature sheet for petition or prospective petition may sign signature sheet.

OR - SB766 Permits minor political parties to choose to nominate candidates as part of state-sponsored primary election.

OR - SJR20 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution providing for same day voter registration.

OR - SJR21 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution repealing ad valorem property tax system created by House Joint Resolution 85 (1997) (Ballot Measure 50 (1997)) and requiring Legislative Assembly to enact such laws as may be necessary or appropriate to transfer repealed provisions to statute without substantive change.

OR - SB779 Changes date of certain elections from third Tuesday in May to first Tuesday in March.

OR - SB805 Provides definition of "major political party" for determining whether specific actions are contributions or expenditures.

OR - SJR22 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution lowering voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old.

OR - SJR23 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution that establishes Personal Investment in Education Fund in State Treasury and directs that moneys determined to be excess revenues under excess revenue "kicker" process be deposited in fund rather than refunded to personal income taxpayers.

OR - SB818 Establishes program to improve cybersecurity of systems used to administer elections by encouraging independent technical experts, in cooperation with state election officials, local government election officials and election service providers, to identify and report election cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

OR - SB826 Prohibits Secretary of State and county clerks from disclosing as public record, or including on lists of electors, residence address of elector who is candidate for elected office or holder of elected office.

OR - SB838 Lowers voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old.

OR - SB861 Requires state to pay for ballot return envelopes that can be returned by business reply mail for each election held in this state.

OR - SB868 Prohibits placing official ballot drop site on private property unless governing body of county follows specified procedure and Secretary of State determines placement on private property is necessary.

OR - SB870 Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

OR - SJM5 Urges Congress to lead global effort to reduce threat of nuclear war.

OR - SB877 Requires primary election ballot to contain option permitting electors to vote for "None of the above" for nonpartisan state office with only one listed candidate.

OR - SB880 Eliminates primary election as nominating election for major political party candidates.

OR - SB881 Requires members of Legislative Assembly who are also employed by public bodies, federal government or other employer who receives public funds to take leave without pay from employer for days Legislative Assembly is in session or interim days for which per diem is paid.

OR - SB895 Requires person who wishes to be nominated or elected to public office by write-in votes to file declaration of write-in candidacy, and attest that person is legally qualified for office, by certain time on date of election.

OR - SB913 Establishes centralized candidate filing system to permit candidates for public office in county, city or district to file for nomination or election by using electronic filing system adopted by Secretary of State. .

OR - SB915 Prohibits Secretary of State and county clerks from engaging in specified campaign activities.

OR - SB916 Prohibits expenditures from caucus political committees that are coordinated with candidates for office of state Senator or state Representative from qualifying as independent expenditures.

OR - SB944 Permits county clerk to decide whether to conduct hand count of ballots or risk-limiting audit following each primary, general or special election.

OR - SB952 Increases criminal and civil penalties for subsequent and intentional violations of specified election laws.

OR - SB959 Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly at estimated average income of individual residents of Oregon.

OR - SB1009 Establishes process of earned review for certain young offenders serving terms of imprisonment in custody of Oregon Youth Authority.

OR - SR1 Censures Senator Peter Courtney and removes Senator Peter Courtney from office of President of Senate.

OR - SCR28 In memoriam: Dr. Donald F. Austin.