SJR 203 — Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
<b>Digest: Amends the Constitution to say that there is a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).</b> [<i>Digest: Amends the Constitution to say that police may not wear masks and must wear ID. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).</i>] Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution [<i>providing that law enforcement officers may not be masked and must wear certain identifying information except in specified circumstances</i>]<b> establishing a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police</b>. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Judiciary, then Rules.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Be adopted with amendments and be referred to Rules by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
- · state_upper — Referred to Rules by prior reference.
- · state_upper — In committee 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 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nosse, Rob (D, state_lower OR-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | 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