l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3638

Extends the time a person may file a written grievance that a governing body acted in violation of the rules and requirements for executive sessions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Extends the time that a person can file a written grievance that a public body broke the rules for executive sessions. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Extends the time a person may file a written grievance that a governing body acted in violation of the rules and requirements for executive sessions.

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 20 to June 27, 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 action11 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Jun 17117 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 20 to Feb 211 day

RulesFeb 21 to Jun 13112 days

In the SenateJun 17 to Jun 27 · stopped10 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 17 to Jun 181 day

RulesJun 18 to Jun 27 · stopped9 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading46–7

    Passed · Jun 17 · 7 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 13

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 20 – Jun 17

  1. Feb 20Introduced
  2. Feb 21Sent to Rules
  3. Apr 2Heard in Rules
  4. Jun 11Heard in Rules
  5. Jun 13Rules recommended it as amended
  6. Jun 16Read a second time
  7. Jun 17Passed the House of Representatives, 46 to 7

In the Senate Jun 18 – Jun 27

  1. Jun 18Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Jun 20Heard in Rules
  4. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 21Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  3. Apr 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Jun 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Jun 13Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Jun 16Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 17Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 18First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Jun 18Referred to Rules.Senate
  10. Jun 20Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate