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HB 4159 — Provides that at least one member who is appointed to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission must have local government experience.

Congress · introduced 2026-02-03

<b>Digest: The Act says that one person put on the OGEC must have a certain background. The Act protects certain protected words during investigations by the OGEC. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act says that the Governor has to put a person with a certain background on the OGEC. The Act protects certain protected words during investigations by the OGEC. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8).</i>] [<i>Provides that the Governor shall appoint one member of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission who has local government experience.</i>] <b>Provides that at least one member who is appointed to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission must have local government experience.</b> Provides that attorney-client privilege is not waived when a communication is made to the commission for purposes of providing information regarding a complaint alleging a violation of government ethics laws or public meetings laws.

Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned

Sponsors

No sponsorships on file.

Action timeline

  1. · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  2. · state_lower — Referred to Rules.
  3. · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
  4. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  5. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
  6. · state_lower — Second reading.
  7. · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.
  8. · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  9. · state_upper — Referred to Rules.
  10. · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
  11. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  12. · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
  13. · state_upper — Second reading.
  14. · state_upper — Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
  15. · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
  16. · state_lower — House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
  17. · state_lower — Speaker signed.
  18. · state_upper — President signed.
  19. · state_lower — Governor signed.
  20. · state_lower — Chapter 124, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.

Text versions

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Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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