---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to election expenditures."
description: "Subject to enumerated exceptions, expands definition of<b> \"communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure\" within definition of</b> \"independent expenditure\" to include aggregate expenses of $750 or more that refer to candidate or political party within 30 calendar days of primary election or 60 calendar days of general election."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2505"
citation: "Oregon HB 2505 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Boquist", "Nancy Nathanson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-13T17:08:14+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf7d7b88-8b8e-4c1d-a205-b27bb9235ee7"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2505"
source_hash: "37a565f2915721cfe4662b0484333b0712ad8f24e2f772a333a292e43a1b82cf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 2505 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to election expenditures.

Subject to enumerated exceptions, expands definition of<b> "communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure" within definition of</b> "independent expenditure" to include aggregate expenses of $750 or more that refer to candidate or political party within 30 calendar days of primary election or 60 calendar days of general election.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2505/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2505/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2505/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2505/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **60–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brian Boquist — primary (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18T01:55:48+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-20T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-25T19:23:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26T16:15:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27T21:12:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 1, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-01T19:18:40+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 2, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-02T22:33:44+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 3, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-03T18:34:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-04T15:54:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05T16:24:44+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-05T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-06-07T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-12T15:57:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-12T20:17:43+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-13T18:22:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-15T20:35:59+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-16T15:23:36+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-22T19:08:05+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-13T17:08:14+00:00** Chapter 419, (2017 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf7d7b88-8b8e-4c1d-a205-b27bb9235ee7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).