l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3865

Prohibits as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act a person's initiating a telephone solicitation outside specified hours or more than three separate times within a 24-hour period or misrepresenting or falsifying the person's identity or the purpose of the call.

Became law as Chapter 580, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 147 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Says that a person may not make a sales call by voice or text unless the person follows certain rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.7). Prohibits as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act a person's initiating a telephone solicitation outside specified hours or more than three separate times within a 24-hour period[<i>,</i>]<b> or</b> misrepresenting or falsifying the person's identity[<i>,</i>]<b> or</b> the purpose of the call [<i>or the location from which the person is calling or failing to make required disclosures or inquiries during the call</i>]. Includes text messaging within the definition of "telephone solicitation."

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

David Gomberg, Farrah Chaichi, Travis Nelson

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Kayse Jama, Deb Patterson, Khanh Pham, James Manning Jr.

    Its course

    February 27 to August 13, 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 action27 actions on 23 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Apr 1042 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 45 days

    Commerce and Consumer ProtectionMar 4 to Apr 431 days

    In the SenateApr 10 to Jun 2576 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 10 to Apr 144 days

    JudiciaryApr 14 to Jun 451 days

    RulesJun 4 to Jun 2319 days

    Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 25 to Jun 305 days

    With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 2424 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading35–16

      Passed · Apr 10 · 9 present

    • Senate, third reading29–0

      Jun 24 · 1 present

    • Senate, third reading19–9

      Passed · Jun 25 · 2 present

    • House of Representatives, concurrence33–9

      Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 26 · 18 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 4

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 4

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 23

    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 27 – Apr 10

    1. Feb 27Introduced
    2. Mar 4Sent to Commerce and Consumer Protection
    3. Mar 13Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
    4. Apr 1Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
    5. Apr 4Commerce and Consumer Protection recommended it as amended
    6. Apr 7Read a second time
    7. Apr 10Passed the House of Representatives, 35 to 16

    In the Senate Apr 14 – Jun 25

    1. Apr 14Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Judiciary
    3. Apr 24Heard in Judiciary
    4. May 19Heard in Judiciary
    5. May 21Heard in Judiciary
    6. Jun 4Judiciary recommended it as amended
    7. Sent to Rules
    8. Jun 12Heard in Rules
    9. Jun 16Heard in Rules
    10. Jun 23Rules recommended it as amended
    11. Jun 24Read a second time
    12. Jun 25Passed the Senate, 19 to 9

    Back in the House of Representatives Jun 26 – Jun 30

    1. Jun 26The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 33 to 9
    2. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 13

    1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
    2. Jul 24Signed by the Governor
    3. Aug 13Became chapter 580 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 4Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 7Second reading.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 8Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 9Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    9. Apr 10Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.House of Representatives
    10. Apr 14First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    11. Apr 14Referred to Judiciary.Senate
    12. Apr 24Public Hearing held.Senate
    13. May 19Work Session held.Senate
    14. May 21Work Session held.Senate
    15. Jun 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
    16. Jun 4Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
    17. Jun 12Public Hearing held.Senate
    18. Jun 16Work Session held.Senate
    19. Jun 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
    20. Jun 24Second reading.Senate
    21. Jun 24Rules suspended. Third reading. Taken from 06-24 Calendar and placed on 06-25 Calendar. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Thatcher.Senate
    22. Jun 25Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.Senate
    23. Jun 26House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
    24. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 30President signed.Senate
    26. Jul 24Governor signed.House of Representatives
    27. Aug 13Chapter 580, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives