l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4021

Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act requires the Governor to appoint a U.S. Senator when a vacancy happens in the office. The Act states when the appointment ends and when a special election must occur. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act requires the Governor to appoint a U.S. Senator when a vacancy happens in the office. The Act states when the appointment ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).</i>] Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs. Requires that the appointed Senator be of the same political party as the elected Senator who vacated the office. <b>Requires the Governor to call a special election within a specified period after the vacancy occurs. </b>Requires the appointment to end [<i>when the term of office ends or</i>] when a replacement is elected[<i>, whichever comes first</i>].

Its course

February 5 to March 7, 2024, 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 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 428 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

RulesFeb 5 to Feb 2823 days

In the SenateMar 4 to Mar 7 · stopped3 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 40 days

RulesMar 4 to Mar 7 · stopped3 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading35–22

    Passed · Mar 4 · 3 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 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 Feb 5 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Feb 8Heard in Rules
  4. Feb 27Heard in Rules
  5. Feb 28Rules recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 29Read a second time
  7. Mar 4Passed the House of Representatives, 35 to 22

In the Senate Mar 4 – Mar 7

  1. Mar 4Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Mar 5Heard in Rules
  4. Mar 7Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 27Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 28Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 29Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 4First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Mar 4Referred to Rules.Senate
  10. Mar 5Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate