l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 3500

Establishes Task Force on Expanding Access to More Voters in Primary Elections to conduct analysis and determine best method or methods to expand access to more electors in primary elections in Oregon.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Provides primary ballot of all major parties to nonaffiliated electors.</i>] <i>Permits nonaffiliated elector to vote in primary election of major political party by submitting form stating elector's intent to become affiliated with party and by returning form with completed primary ballot.</i>] <b>Establishes Task Force on Expanding Access to More Voters in Primary Elections to conduct analysis and determine best method or methods to expand access to more electors in primary elections in Oregon. <b>Requires task force to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly by December 31, 2015. <b>Sunsets task force on December 31, 2016.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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

Its course

March 19 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 action11 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 19 to Jul 6 · stopped109 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 19 to Mar 201 day

RulesMar 20 to May 2869 days

Ways and MeansMay 28 to Jun 11 · moved on14 days

General GovernmentJun 11 to Jun 18 · moved on7 days

Ways and MeansJun 18 to Jul 6 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 28

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 Mar 19 – Jul 6

  1. Mar 19Introduced
  2. Mar 20Sent to Rules
  3. Apr 8Heard in Rules
  4. May 21Heard in Rules
  5. May 28Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 11Sent to General Government Subcommittee
  8. Jun 18Heard in General Government Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Mar 19First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Mar 20Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 25Public Hearing cancelled.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. May 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. May 28Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  7. May 28Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 11Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 18Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 18Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  11. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives