Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB2006: Relating to legislative measures.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act limits the number of measure requests that may be made of LC during long regular sessions to stated numbers. The Act sets forth exceptions to those limits. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 400 the number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 100 the number of legislative measures that the Judicial Department may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to legislative measures; amending ORS 173.130.
From the introduced text, April 15, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to legislative measures; amending ORS 173.130. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 173.130 is amended to read: 173.130. (1)(a) The Legislative Counsel shall prepare or assist in the preparation of legislative measures when requested to do so by a member or committee of the Legislative Assembly. (b)(A) A member of the Legislative Assembly may not ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare more than 25 legislative measures for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. (B) A committee of the Legislative Assembly may not ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare more than 15 legislative measures for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. (c) Notwithstanding the limits imposed by paragraph (b) of this subsection: (A) The President of the Senate may authorize a member or committee of the Senate to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare additional legislative measures for the member or committee. (B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives may authorize a member or committee of the House of Representatives to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare additional legislative measures for the member or committee. (C) The limitations of paragraph (b) of this subsection do not apply to the Joint Committee on …
Sponsors
- Julianne Fahey (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Rob Wagner (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- David Gomberg (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Cyrus Javadi (R, 32) · primary sponsor
- Mark Owens (R, 60) · primary sponsor
- Ricardo Ruiz (D, 50) · primary sponsor
- Tawna Sanchez (D, 43) · primary sponsor
- Kimberly Wallan (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Richard Anderson (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Janeen Sollman (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Bruce Starr (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Andersen (D, 19)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Public Hearing held.
- : Referred to Rules.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Common questions
- What is HB2006?
- HB2006 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to legislative measures.
- What does HB2006 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to legislative measures; amending ORS 173.130.
- What is the status of HB2006?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2006?
- Julianne Fahey (D, 14), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2006?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/2006
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