l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3569

Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite certain legislators to participate on the committee as nonvoting members.

Became law as Chapter 446, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 26, 2025, 128 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act says that some legislators have to be asked to be on the RAC for rules implementing the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act says that the first chief sponsor of a law has to be invited to be on the rules advisory committee for rules implementing the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3).</i>] Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite [<i>the first chief sponsor</i>] <b>certain legislators</b> to participate on the committee as [<i>a nonvoting member</i>]<b> nonvoting members</b>. Requires the Small Business Rules Advisory Committee to invite [<i>the first chief sponsor</i>] <b>certain legislators</b> to participate on the committee as [<i>a nonvoting member</i>] <b>nonvoting members</b> when the committee is used as a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation.

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

3 co-sponsors

Kevin Mannix, Travis Nelson, Mark Owens

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    David Brock Smith, Kim Thatcher

    Its course

    February 18 to July 25, 2025, 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 16 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to May 1485 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 202 days

    RulesFeb 20 to May 1281 days

    In the SenateMay 14 to Jun 1734 days

    Waiting for a committeeMay 14 to May 151 day

    RulesMay 15 to Jun 1228 days

    With the GovernorJun 17 to Jun 269 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading43–9

      Passed · May 14 · 7 present

    • Senate, third reading30–0

      Passed · Jun 17

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 12

    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 18 – May 14

    1. Feb 18Introduced
    2. Feb 20Sent to Rules
    3. Apr 2Heard in Rules
    4. May 5Heard in Rules
    5. May 12Rules recommended it as amended
    6. May 13Read a second time
    7. May 14Passed the House of Representatives, 43 to 9

    In the Senate May 15 – Jun 17

    1. May 15Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Rules
    3. Jun 4Heard in Rules
    4. Jun 5Heard in Rules
    5. Jun 12Rules recommended it
    6. Read a second time
    7. Jun 17Passed the Senate, 30 to 0

    To the Governor Jun 18 – Jul 25

    1. Jun 18Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Signed in the Senate
    3. Jun 26Signed by the Governor
    4. Jul 25Became chapter 446 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Feb 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 20Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
    3. Apr 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. May 5Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. May 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    6. May 13Second reading.House of Representatives
    7. May 14Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.House of Representatives
    8. May 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    9. May 15Referred to Rules.Senate
    10. Jun 4Public Hearing held.Senate
    11. Jun 5Work Session held.Senate
    12. Jun 12Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
    13. Jun 12Second reading.Senate
    14. Jun 16Carried over to 06-17 by unanimous consent.Senate
    15. Jun 17Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed.Senate
    16. Jun 18Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    17. Jun 18President signed.Senate
    18. Jun 26Governor signed.House of Representatives
    19. Jul 25Chapter 446, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives