SB 1563 — Allows a person who has been deprived of rights, privileges or immunities secured by the Oregon Constitution or the laws of this state by a person acting under color of law to bring a civil action for economic and noneconomic damages and for injunctive or other equitable relief.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: The Act lets a person whose civil rights have been violated by a person acting under the color of law sue for damages and other relief. The Act lets a plaintiff who wins this type of suit recover attorney fees. The Act lets a defendant who wins this type of suit recover attorney fees if the plaintiff's claim was frivolous. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Allows a person who has been deprived of rights, privileges or immunities secured by the Oregon Constitution or the laws of this state by a person acting under color of law to bring a civil action for economic and noneconomic damages and for injunctive or other equitable relief. Provides for the award of attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff, or to a prevailing defendant if the court finds that a plaintiff's claim was frivolous, unreasonable or without foundation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — At Presidents Desk Upon Adjournment
Sponsors
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — sponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — sponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Judiciary.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Motion to withdraw from committee on Judiciary failed.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — At President's desk upon adjournment.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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