Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Rules
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Rob WagnerChair
Democrat · 19th District
Fred GirodVice-chair
Republican · 9th District
Democrat · 18th District
Democrat · 7th District
Republican · 13th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent92
8% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out43%
40 of 92; 5 moved on without a report, 46 stopped in committee, 1 still in committee
Time in committee20 days
most between 8 and 45 days
Amendments offered1
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202625 bills
reported 64% · typically 6 days, most 2–8 · 4 amendments · 5 members
2025128 bills
reported 44% · typically 32 days, most 13–59 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202420 bills
reported 70% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 1 amendment · 5 members
2023165 bills
reported 41% · typically 33 days, most 7–50 · 1 amendment · 5 members
202222 bills
reported 68% · typically 5 days, most 4–8 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202192 bills
reported 43% · typically 20 days, most 8–45 · 1 amendment · 5 members
202010 bills
reported 50% · too few to say · 1 amendment · 5 members
2019111 bills
reported 46% · typically 27 days, most 14–46 · 5 amendments · 5 members
201818 bills
reported 44% · too few to say · 1 amendment · 5 members
2017105 bills
reported 40% · typically 29 days, most 19–61 · 6 amendments · 5 members
201630 bills
reported 70% · typically 11 days, most 6–17 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2015132 bills
reported 42% · typically 23 days, most 14–57 · 9 amendments · 5 members
201418 bills
reported 61% · typically 14 days, most 4–17 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2013136 bills
reported 39% · typically 24 days, most 8–62 · 2 amendments · 5 members
201220 bills
reported 55% · typically 4 days, most 1–7 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2011117 bills
reported 28% · typically 34 days, most 15–51 · 10 amendments · 5 members
2009140 bills
reported 58% · typically 15 days, most 7–38 · 8 amendments · 5 members
2007102 bills
reported 41% · typically 15 days, most 11–52 · 3 amendments · 4 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
92 bills
House Bill 3011 · Extends Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program.
Sent June 26, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2166 · Establishes Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Program.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2166 · Establishes Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Program.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2739 · Increases temporarily, by $10 million annually, funds collected by electric companies for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2739 · Increases temporarily, by $10 million annually, funds collected by electric companies for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3055 · Modifies, adds and repeals laws relating to transportation.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3055 · Modifies, adds and repeals laws relating to transportation.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3073 · Changes name of Early Learning Division to Department of Early Learning and Care.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3073 · Changes name of Early Learning Division to Department of Early Learning and Care.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2204 · Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish program to award grants for restorative justice programs.
Sent June 23, 2021 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3318 · Requires, if certain conditions are met, Department of Land Conservation and Development to approve City of Bend's expansion of urban growth boundary to include specified lands and allows department to approve other land use regulations for those lands.
Sent June 21, 2021 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2914 · Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month.
Sent June 16, 2021 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 874 · Allows production of food in planned community by lot owners and their tenants. .
Sent June 16, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 10 days
House Bill 2272 · Requires Lane County to approve planning application to make permanent certain temporary recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds providing transitional housing for wildfire victims.
Sent June 14, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3126 · Directs county board to annex to domestic water supply district, upon petition, land surrounded by district where water supply has become inadequate or contaminated due to wildfire, if district or independent water supply source of district has water supply sufficient to provide water to land.
Sent June 14, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 872 · Prohibits public bodies and private entities from requiring person to receive COVID-19 vaccination or to possess COVID-19 immunity passport, immunity pass or other evidence certifying COVID-19 vaccination or immunity status.
Sent June 14, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 12 days
Senate Bill 873 · Provides that certain evidence of economic damages of amounts $1,500 or less creates rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for purposes of restitution ordered as part of criminal sentence.
Sent June 14, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 12 days
House Bill 2026 · Requires public employers to give preferences to residents of Malheur County for civil service positions if majority of work of position will be performed within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Sent June 10, 2021 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3398 · Delays implementation requirements for paid family and medical leave program.
Sent June 10, 2021 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3050 · Replaces references to vehicle "accident" and vehicle "collision" with vehicle "crash.".
Sent June 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
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House Bill 3050 · Replaces references to vehicle "accident" and vehicle "collision" with vehicle "crash.".
Sent June 7, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 3167 · Repeals sunset of predator damage control district program.
Sent June 4, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
Senate Bill 870 · Revises disclosure requirements that must accompany public communications that support or oppose candidates for public office.
Sent June 4, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 2528 · Directs Oregon Board of Dentistry to issue dental therapist license to qualified applicant.
Sent June 1, 2021 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2736 · Requires certain landlords to post and provide tenants with informational notice developed by Bureau of Labor and Industries regarding discrimination upon execution of rental agreement on or after January 1, 2022, or for existing rental agreements by February 1, 2022.
Sent June 1, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 2001 · Requires school district that is making reductions in educator staff positions to retain teacher with less seniority if release of teacher would result in lesser proportion of teachers with cultural or linguistic expertise.
Sent May 27, 2021 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3291 · Requires ballots returned by mail to have postal indicator showing ballot was mailed not later than date of election and be received by county clerk not later than seven days after date of election.
Sent May 27, 2021 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3110 · Requires board of directors of publicly traded corporation to have specified proportion of female directors and directors who are members of underrepresented communities.
Sent May 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
House Bill 2060 · Identifies economically disadvantaged students based on State Board of Education rule for purposes of Student Investment Account distributions.
Sent May 19, 2021 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 868 · Modifies appointing authority for State Forester.
Sent May 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 38 days
House Bill 2323 · Prohibits knowingly communicating materially false statement, including by electronic or telephonic means, with intent to mislead electors about date of election, deadline for delivering ballot, voter registration deadline, method of registering to vote, locations at which elector may deposit ballot, qualifications of electors or voter registration status within 30 days of primary election or special election or within 60 days of general election.
Sent May 17, 2021 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2906 · Provides that, if monthly salary of member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan does not exceed $3,333, instead of $2,500, Public Employees Retirement Board shall credit all employee contributions made by member to employee account and credit no employee contributions made by member to employee pension stability account.
Sent May 17, 2021 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 867 · Requires each public school to provide full-time, in-person classroom instruction during 2021-2022 school year.
Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 40 days
Senate Bill 866 · Permits municipality or Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with person to administer and enforce building inspection program and act as building official.
Sent May 10, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 865 · Prohibits person from simultaneously serving as holder of state office and as officer of state central committee of political party.
Sent May 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 50 days
House Bill 2526 · Designates second Monday of October of each year as Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Sent April 29, 2021 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 259 · Modifies statutory deadlines for reapportionment of congressional districts and judicial review.
Sent April 26, 2021 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 401 · Converts mandatory minimum sentences for specified felonies other than murder to presumptive sentences.
Sent April 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 61 days
House Bill 2681 · Prohibits moving voter to inactive status due to voter not voting or updating voter registration for any period of time.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 48 · Directs presiding judge in each judicial district to enter standing pretrial release orders.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 71 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to study issues related to fitness to proceed and to provide results of study to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2021.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 64 days
Senate Bill 418 · Creates rebuttable presumption that statement made by person under 18 years of age, during custodial interview in connection with investigation into certain acts, is involuntary if peace officer intentionally used false information to elicit statement.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 863 · Authorizes rural fire protection district to acquire real property or easement for purpose of establishing fire evacuation route, to construct or maintain fire evacuation route or to participate in agreement related to fire evacuation route.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 862 · Requires each public school to resume in-person classroom instruction.
Sent April 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 68 days
Senate Bill 225 · Establishes minimum amount of distributions from Statewide Education Initiatives Account to education service districts.
Sent April 16, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2168 · Establishes Juneteenth as legal state holiday.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2560 · Requires governing body of public body, to extent reasonably possible, to make all meetings accessible remotely through technological means and provide opportunity for members of general public to remotely submit oral and written testimony .
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 702 · Directs State Board of Education to review social studies standards.
Sent April 8, 2021 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 859 · Increases amount that State Marine Board may deposit and retain in Salvaged Vessel Subaccount each biennium.
Sent April 5, 2021 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 4 · Directs System of Care Advisory Council to appoint executive director.
Sent April 2, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 858 · Creates free license for organizers of Oregon Tuna Classic tournament to take and sell tuna taken during tournament.
Sent March 31, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 87 days
Senate Bill 5 · Permits students participating in intercollegiate sports to earn compensation for use of name, image or likeness and to retain professional representation or athlete agent.
Sent March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 855 · Expands exemption from compulsory attendance at public schools to include children who have received certificate related to approved high school equivalency test.
Sent March 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 94 days
Senate Bill 856 · Modifies membership of State Marine Board.
Sent March 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 94 days
Senate Bill 857 · Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat must be less than 5,000 pounds to obtain towed watersports motorboat certificate.
Sent March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 85 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 854 · Changes composition of governing board for public universities.
Sent March 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 100 days
Senate Bill 785 · Changes date of certain elections in presidential election years from third Tuesday in May to first Tuesday in March.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 791 · Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 798 · Establishes $100 limit on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 824 · Directs Secretary of State to establish and maintain searchable and publicly accessible database containing copy of every ballot cast in each election.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 827 · Requires Secretary of State to submit to Legislative Assembly, by November 1 of each odd-numbered year, list of each prospective statewide initiative petition that has been filed for upcoming general election.
Still in committee since March 3, 2021
Senate Bill 830 · Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly at estimated average income of individual residents of Oregon.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 773 · Prohibits lobbyist from serving as chairperson of interim committee, legislative work group or legislative task force.
Sent February 22, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
Senate Bill 776 · Permits individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast ballot in school district elections.
Sent February 22, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
Senate Bill 691 · Requires Secretary of State to ensure that county election officials conduct election recounts in manner that is consistent, transparent, accurate and pursuant to all applicable laws in recounts conducted in statewide ballot measures or involving nomination or election of listed public offices.
Sent January 27, 2021 · Reported out after 96 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 694 · Requires ballots for general and primary elections that are received after election to be counted if postmarked no later than Saturday before date of election and received no later than seven calendar days after election.
Sent January 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
Senate Bill 27 · Requires that cover sheet of state, county, district and city initiatives list city and state of residence for chief petitioners, rather than residence address of chief petitioners.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 104 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 60 · Extends period for Oregon Government Ethics Commission to complete Preliminary Review Phase of alleged violation of ethics laws from 30 calendar days to 60 calendar days.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 61 · Authorizes Oregon Government Ethics Commission to provide written commission advisory opinions, staff advisory opinions and oral or written staff advice on application of executive session provisions of Oregon public meetings law.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 62 · Prohibits current or former public official from soliciting, receiving or using public moneys from public body to pay or make payments on civil penalty imposed by Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 63 · Extends maximum amount of time person may serve as member of Oregon Government Ethics Commission from one full four-year term to two full four-year terms.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 249 · Allows county clerk to begin opening and counting mailed ballots upon receipt.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 250 · Provides that county clerk shall establish regular business hours of at least four hours per day, and 30 hours per week, Monday through Friday, for receipt and certification of instruments presented for recording.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 112 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 251 · Revises statutes to make clear that county clerk or other filing officer is not required to provide secrecy envelope for ballot if Secretary of State has approved alternative procedure to ensure secrecy.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 255 · Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 256 · Requires Secretary of State to conduct study and analyze implementation of laws relating to elections that were passed during 2019 regular session of Legislative Assembly.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 257 · Requires Secretary of State to conduct study and develop recommendations regarding most effective methods for improving candidate inclusion in voters' pamphlet and efficacy of voters' pamphlet.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 258 · Requires Secretary of State to conduct study and analyze provisions of Oregon Constitution, Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules relating to voter access.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 261 · Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly from soliciting or using contributions to pay fines or legal expenses, replace salary, defray expenses or otherwise compensate members for monetary losses incurred as result of unexcused absences from sessions of Legislative Assembly.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 262 · Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly who is absent and unexcused when Legislative Assembly is in session from receiving salary, per diem or expense reimbursement, and imposes fine of $500 per day of unexcused absence.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 313 · In addition to required county delegates, permits state central committee of political party to include as voting member any additional individuals designated by party.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 336 · Prohibits candidates for state office from accepting contributions in excess of amounts specified and from sources not specified.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 343 · Permits counties to adopt ranked-choice voting to conduct county elections.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 364 · Establishes General Counsel Committee within Legislative Assembly and directs committee to select General Counsel.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 366 · Permits minor political parties to choose to nominate candidates as part of state-sponsored primary election.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 371 · Requires primary election ballot to contain option permitting electors to vote for "None of the above" for nonpartisan state office with only one listed candidate.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 374 · Requires all material facts provided as part of candidate's statement for voters' pamphlet to be true.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 463 · Establishes exception to gift limitation for food or beverage consumed by members of Legislative Assembly or candidates for office as members of Legislative Assembly.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 527 · Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly from service on Joint Committee on Ways and Means, subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means or Emergency Board if member, relative of member or business with which member or relative is associated enters into contracts with State of Oregon for provision of goods or services to state, including capital construction.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 539 · Modifies statutory requirements for members of Legislative Assembly to ensure that members comply with Senate or House rules governing conflicts of interest.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 543 · Removes requirement that only elector who has personally printed copy, or requested that separate person print copy, of electronic signature sheet for petition or prospective petition may sign signature sheet.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 627 · Renames Public Service Building to Dennis Richardson Public Service Building.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days