republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2021-regular-session/sb-259.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to redistricting; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies statutory deadlines for reapportionment of congressional districts and judicial review.<b> Establishes dates by which special judicial panel must be appointed and by which panel and Oregon Supreme Court must establish briefing schedules.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 259"
citation: "Oregon SB 259 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-07T18:23:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50afdb34-7f10-47e1-8974-a0d07e3b6109"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB259"
source_hash: "555e7ea369ee35939a5095d02d6b514dc84686a3c73b3714e07eaf351b6c9af1"
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 259 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to redistricting; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies statutory deadlines for reapportionment of congressional districts and judicial review.<b> Establishes dates by which special judicial panel must be appointed and by which panel and Oregon Supreme Court must establish briefing schedules.</b>

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB259/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB259/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB259/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB259/B-Engrossed)
5. **HRULES Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21142)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB259/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SRULES Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20537)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB259/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Salinas. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-27T00:01:35+00:00** Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
- **2021-04-27T00:01:36+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-10T19:47:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-12T17:20:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13T17:21:00+00:00** Made a Special Order of Business by voice vote.
- **2021-05-13T18:03:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-17T18:23:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19T20:47:28+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28T22:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2021-06-01T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-06-02T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-07T15:06:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-09T19:05:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-11T03:21:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 14, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-14T22:46:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Salinas. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T17:59:27+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-06-22T15:29:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-22T19:56:03+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-25T22:16:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-07T17:05:39+00:00** Chapter 419, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-07-07T18:23:45+00:00** Effective date, June 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50afdb34-7f10-47e1-8974-a0d07e3b6109`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).