---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to precinct committeepersons."
description: "<b>Establishes procedure for participation as write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2491"
citation: "Oregon HB 2491 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Boquist", "Paul Holvey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T16:26:58+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffb9b527-a12f-4540-88f1-08cdb0550a76"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2491"
source_hash: "98b2b588ebcf0dd95be07a0ebf86b5e2915c5c1e2f4336e3221450fb1933062a"
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 2491 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to precinct committeepersons.

<b>Establishes procedure for participation as write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson.</b>

## 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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2491/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2491/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2491/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14413)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2491/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Boquist — primary (person)
- Paul Holvey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-18T19:43:45+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-25T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-26T21:53:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27T20:02:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28T18:37:08+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 1, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-04-01T18:29:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-02T16:30:54+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04T16:53:54+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-24T17:08:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24T17:26:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25T19:19:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-29T16:32:46+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29T20:33:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-06T22:22:10+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-10T16:26:58+00:00** Chapter 70, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffb9b527-a12f-4540-88f1-08cdb0550a76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).