Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 2788
Directs court to award certain damages of $10,000 for each violation in action involving false statement of material fact relating to candidate, political committee or measure.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs court to award certain damages of $10,000 for each violation in action involving false statement of material fact relating to candidate, political committee or measure. Authorizes court to further fine defendant up to $10,000 for each violation, with proceeds of fine paid to Legal Aid Supplementary Account. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to make quarterly distributions of moneys earned by account to Oregon State Bar for funding Legal Services Program. Establishes Legal Aid Supplementary Account in State Treasury.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jul 6 · stopped175 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days
JudiciaryJan 16 to Jul 6 · stopped171 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 – Jul 6
- Jan 12Introduced
- Jan 16Sent to Judiciary
- Jul 6Died when the session ended