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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 2176

Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election. Requires certain election documents to be filed electronically. Changes certain ballot markings from "Presidential only" to "Federal only." Alters certain filing deadlines. Removes requirement that signature sheets for initiative or referral petition or prospective petition be attached to full and correct copy of measure. Requires Secretary of State to establish process for modifying petition and prospective petition templates. Requires that one copy of prospective initiative and referral petitions be sent to required officials, rather than two. Permits district attorney to make clerical corrections to ballot title for district measure. Requires all estimates, portraits, statements and arguments for voters' pamphlet to be filed electronically. <i>Makes candidate's statement for voters' pamphlet subject to prohibition on and penalties for false publication.</i>] Establishes that person who fails to file required statement or certificate has 20 days from date notice is sent by Secretary of State to request hearing. Establishes that Secretary of State, rather than county clerk, is responsible for signature verification for state candidate petitions. <b>Clarifies how candidates, principal campaign committees, political committees and petition committees may use amounts received as contributions. <b>Corrects statutory reference from section 9, chapter 8, Oregon Laws 2015 (Enrolled House Bill 2177), to ensure proper calculation of total number of registered voters as of July 1, 2015.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

January 12 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action18 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Mar 2471 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days

RulesJan 16 to Mar 2063 days

In the SenateMar 24 to Jul 6 · stopped104 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 24 to Mar 262 days

RulesMar 26 to Jul 298 days

RulesJul 6 to Jul 6 · stopped0 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading58–0

    Passed · Mar 24 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 20

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jul 2

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Mar 24

  1. Jan 12Introduced
  2. Jan 16Sent to Rules
  3. Feb 16Heard in Rules
  4. Mar 16Heard in Rules
  5. Mar 20Rules recommended it as amended
  6. Mar 23Read a second time
  7. Mar 24Passed the House of Representatives, 58 to 0

In the Senate Mar 25 – Jul 6

  1. Mar 25Arrived in the Senate
  2. Mar 26Sent to Rules
  3. Jun 11Heard in Rules
  4. Jun 25Heard in Rules
  5. Jul 2Rules recommended it as amended
  6. Jul 3Read a second time
  7. Jul 6Sent to Rules
  8. Died when the session ended
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 16Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 16Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 16Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 23Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 24Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 25First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Mar 26Referred to Rules.Senate
  10. Jun 11Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Jun 25Work Session held.Senate
  12. Jul 2Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) not concurring.Senate
  13. Jul 2Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority)Senate
  14. Jul 3Second reading.Senate
  15. Jul 6Motion to rerefer to Rules carried by voice vote.Senate
  16. Jul 6Boquist, Monnes Anderson, President Courtney declared potential conflict of interest.Senate
  17. Jul 6Ferrioli, Thatcher, Thomsen declared conflict of interest.Senate
  18. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate