l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4117

Authorizes the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to issue advisory opinions on the application of the public meetings law to actual or hypothetical circumstances.

Became law as Chapter 14, Oregon Laws 2024, signed March 20, 2024, 44 days after it was filed. In force from March 20, 2024.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Allows OGEC and OGEC staff to give advice on the public meetings law. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Authorizes the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to issue advisory opinions on the application of the public meetings law to actual or hypothetical circumstances. Authorizes the executive director of the commission to issue staff advisory opinions or written or oral staff advice on the application of the public meetings law to actual or hypothetical circumstances. Permits other commission staff to issue written or oral staff advice on the public meetings law. Declares an 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

2 co-sponsors

Zach Hudson, Julie Fahey

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Cedric Hayden

Its course

February 5 to March 25, 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 action19 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Feb 1510 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

RulesFeb 5 to Feb 149 days

In the SenateFeb 15 to Mar 418 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 15 to Feb 194 days

RulesFeb 19 to Feb 2910 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 2016 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading54–0

    Passed · Feb 15 · 6 present

  • Senate, third reading30–0

    Passed · Mar 4

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 Feb 5 – Feb 15

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Feb 6Heard in Rules
  4. Feb 13Heard in Rules
  5. Feb 14Rules recommended it
  6. Feb 15Read a second time
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 54 to 0

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 19Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Feb 22Heard in Rules
  4. Feb 27Heard in Rules
  5. Feb 29Rules recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Mar 4Passed the Senate, 30 to 0

To the Governor Mar 5 – Mar 25

  1. Mar 5Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Signed in the Senate
  3. Mar 20Signed by the Governor
  4. Mar 25Became chapter 14 of Oregon Laws 2024, in force from March 20, 2024
All 19 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 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 15Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 15Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Feb 19Referred to Rules.Senate
  10. Feb 22Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Feb 27Work Session held.Senate
  12. Feb 29Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
  13. Feb 29Second reading.Senate
  14. Mar 1Carried over to 03-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
  15. Mar 4Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.Senate
  16. Mar 5Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  17. Mar 6President signed.Senate
  18. Mar 20Governor signed.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 25Chapter 14, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 20, 2024.House of Representatives