---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to obtaining contents of communications."
description: "Exempts from prosecution for unlawfully obtaining contents of communication person who did not participate in initially obtaining communication regarding matter of public concern."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2129"
citation: "Oregon HB 2129 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/291cec9f-a6ab-44d7-b46b-c5fa192937d2"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2129"
source_hash: "d885bed46a25f5f2bc79af869004e76dbae43eda0a81e715d85b888652e525c6"
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 2129 (2023R1) — Relating to obtaining contents of communications.

Exempts from prosecution for unlawfully obtaining contents of communication person who did not participate in initially obtaining communication regarding matter of public concern.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2129/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2129/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Wallan. Passed. — **54–4** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **23–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–2** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T20:08:51+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T16:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-01-30T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-02T00:08:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-02T19:40:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-07T19:36:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wallan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-09T20:04:38+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T17:23:57+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2023-04-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:12:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T21:59:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-21T22:00:08+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley.
- **2023-07-13T19:20:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00** Chapter 234, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/291cec9f-a6ab-44d7-b46b-c5fa192937d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).