---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the starting date for regular sessions of the Legislative Assembly; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Modifies date selected for start of odd-numbered year regular session of Legislative Assembly."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1542"
citation: "Oregon SB 1542 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-11T18:56:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d84a38c-9a75-4f05-9360-bede06e32164"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/SB1542"
source_hash: "df691314cc52d6fbe7538cd9f4a7839bb0b54046439ac392e12075885d9adcdb"
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 SB 1542 (2018 Regular Session) — Relating to the starting date for regular sessions of the Legislative Assembly; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies date selected for start of odd-numbered year regular session of Legislative Assembly.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1542/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1542/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **27–2** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. — **57–1** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00** Presession Released to the Public.
- **2018-02-05T15:42:35+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T16:42:14+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-27T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-28T16:21:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28T19:43:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-01T19:10:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-01T19:33:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02T01:30:15+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-03T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-03-03T17:19:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-03T18:51:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-04T00:12:07+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-06T23:56:11+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07T00:24:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-04-03T20:15:14+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11T18:48:02+00:00** Chapter 78, 2018 Laws.
- **2018-04-11T18:56:56+00:00** Effective date, June 2, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d84a38c-9a75-4f05-9360-bede06e32164`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).