l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3588

Permits the Secretary of State to accept a commercial mail receiving agency as a business entity's principal office, records office address or principal address if the physical street address of the business entity's principal office, records office address or principal address is the same as the physical street address of the commercial mail receiving agency.

Became law as Chapter 158, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 27, 2025, 98 days after it was filed. In force from May 27, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Says that a state official may take a document for filing that has a CMRA as a person's address if the person's business address is the same as the CMRA address. Says that the official must not allow the public to see the address if the person does not want that. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells a state official to study what is needed to register a business in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</i>] [<i>Requires the Secretary of State to study the effect of requiring physical street addresses for business registrations in light of changes to postal regulations. Directs the Secretary of State to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business no later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Permits the Secretary of State to accept a commercial mail receiving agency as a business entity's principal office, records office address or principal address if the physical street address of the business entity's principal office, records office address or principal address is the same as the physical street address of the commercial mail receiving agency. Requires the Secretary of State to protect from public disclosure a business entity's physical street address if the physical street address of the business entity's principal office, records office address or principal address is the same as the physical address of a commercial mail receiving agency and if the business entity requests the protection. Includes a commercial mail receiving agency within the definitions of principal office, records office address and principal address if the physical street address of a business entity's principal executive office is the same as the physical street address of a commercial mail receiving agency. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

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

February 18 to June 11, 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 action21 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Apr 1758 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 202 days

Economic Development, Small Business, and TradeFeb 20 to Apr 1453 days

In the SenateApr 17 to May 1528 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 17 to Apr 214 days

Labor and BusinessApr 21 to May 1221 days

With the GovernorMay 15 to May 2712 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading51–0

    Passed · Apr 17 · 9 present

  • Senate, third reading27–0

    Passed · May 15 · 3 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 14

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 18 – Apr 17

  1. Feb 18Introduced
  2. Feb 20Sent to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  3. Mar 17Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  4. Apr 9Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  5. Apr 14Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade recommended it as amended
  6. Apr 15Read a second time
  7. Apr 17Passed the House of Representatives, 51 to 0

In the Senate Apr 21 – May 15

  1. Apr 21Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Apr 29Heard in Labor and Business
  4. May 6Heard in Labor and Business
  5. May 12Labor and Business recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. May 15Passed the Senate, 27 to 0

To the Governor May 20 – Jun 11

  1. May 20Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. May 27Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 11Became chapter 158 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from May 27, 2025
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Feb 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 20Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 17Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 14Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 15Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 16Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 17Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 21First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Apr 21Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
  11. Apr 29Public Hearing held.Senate
  12. May 6Work Session held.Senate
  13. May 12Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  14. May 12Second reading.Senate
  15. May 13Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.Senate
  16. May 14Carried over to 05-15 by unanimous consent.Senate
  17. May 15Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.Senate
  18. May 20Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  19. May 20President signed.Senate
  20. May 27Governor signed.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 11Chapter 158, (2025 Laws): Effective date May 27, 2025.House of Representatives