l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

Senate Joint Resolution 202

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to extend the duration of a regular session of the Legislative Assembly by one calendar day for each day that the Senate or the House of Representatives fails to achieve a quorum after attempting to do so.

Died when the session ended, on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Asks voters to say yes or no to adding a day to the length of a regular session for each day that the Senate or the House fails to get a quorum after trying to do so. Asks voters to decide at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to extend the duration of a regular session of the Legislative Assembly by one calendar day for each day that the Senate or the House of Representatives fails to achieve a quorum after attempting to do so. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Sara Gelser Blouin, Jeff Golden, Deb Patterson

In the House of Representatives

    5 co-sponsors

    Willy Chotzen, Mark Gamba, Zach Hudson, Nathan Sosa, Lamar Wise

    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. Introduced
    2. Sent to Rules
    3. Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published