Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2445
Directs court to award 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 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 being deposited into Legal Aid Supplementary Account. Establishes 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.
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 9 to July 7, 2017, 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 9 to Jul 7 · stopped179 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 178 days
RulesJan 17 to Jul 7 · 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 9 – Jul 7
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Rules
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives