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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1580

Prohibits an online news aggregating platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Commerce and General Government Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Requires a covered platform to have an agreement in order to access the online content of a news provider. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Prohibits an online news aggregating platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement. Specifies requirements that an agreement must meet. Creates a private cause of action that a digital journalism provider may bring against a platform if the platform accesses for an Oregon audience the online content of the digital journalism provider without an agreement or fails to comply with an agreement. Allows for the recovery of the greater of statutory or actual damages, and for punitive damages. Bars a cause of action if the platform is participating in arbitration or in compliance with a final arbitration order, judgment or settlement agreement. Bars a cause of action for access that occurs between January 1, 2027, and December 31, 2028, if the platform elects to pay a certain sum amount. Allows a platform or group of digital journalism providers to initiate an arbitration process to determine a percentage of the platform's advertising revenue to be remitted to the digital journalism providers. Requires platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism providers. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Kayse Jama, Courtney Neron Misslin, Deb Patterson

In the House of Representatives

7 co-sponsors

Farrah Chaichi, Willy Chotzen, Mark Gamba, Darin Harbick, Sarah McDonald, Lesly Muñoz, Lamar Wise

Its course

February 2 to March 6, 2026, 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 action4 actions on 3 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Commerce and General GovernmentFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

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 Senate Feb 2 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Commerce and General Government
  3. Feb 11Heard in Commerce and General Government
  4. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 2Referred to Commerce and General Government.Senate
  3. Feb 11Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate