---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to filing deadlines for county voters' pamphlets; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Establishes the dates by which a candidate or the candidate's agent must file a portrait and statement for purposes of being included in a county voters' pamphlet. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 578"
citation: "Oregon SB 578 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lew Frederick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-02T23:43:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16f61f15-0c4c-40f0-89ea-a0cd7502b759"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB578"
source_hash: "e6de686239acbaacef5641a6eff15e672e00c66a3559da5007f7e41313c1d95c"
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 578 (2025R1) — Relating to filing deadlines for county voters' pamphlets; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes the dates by which a candidate or the candidate's agent must file a portrait and statement for purposes of being included in a county voters' pamphlet. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB578/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB578/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. — **41–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lew Frederick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-14T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-17T16:08:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17T18:01:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-21T18:38:45+00:00** Carried over to 04-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-22T18:39:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T23:19:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T21:11:12+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-06-09T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-12T00:26:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12T20:02:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-13T22:55:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17T19:25:05+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-17T20:44:38+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T20:28:39+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-02T23:41:10+00:00** Chapter 409, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-07-02T23:43:48+00:00** Effective date, September 26, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16f61f15-0c4c-40f0-89ea-a0cd7502b759`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).