SB 1580 — Prohibits an online news aggregating platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: Requires a covered platform to have an agreement in order to access the online content of a news provider. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Prohibits an online news aggregating platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement. Specifies requirements that an agreement must meet. Creates a private cause of action that a digital journalism provider may bring against a platform if the platform accesses for an Oregon audience the online content of the digital journalism provider without an agreement or fails to comply with an agreement. Allows for the recovery of the greater of statutory or actual damages, and for punitive damages. Bars a cause of action if the platform is participating in arbitration or in compliance with a final arbitration order, judgment or settlement agreement. Bars a cause of action for access that occurs between January 1, 2027, and December 31, 2028, if the platform elects to pay a certain sum amount. Allows a platform or group of digital journalism providers to initiate an arbitration process to determine a percentage of the platform's advertising revenue to be remitted to the digital journalism providers. Requires platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism providers. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — sponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Harbick, Darin (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — cosponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Commerce and General Government.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — In committee upon adjournment.
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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 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Harbick, Darin (R, state_lower OR-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, state_upper OR-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Wise, Lamar (D, state_lower OR-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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