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| Bill | Relating to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. | </b> </i>] [<i>Provides that the Governor shall appoint one member of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission who has local government experience.</i>] <b>Provides that at least one member who is appointed to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission must have local government experience.</b> Provides that attorney-client privilege is not waived when a communication is made to the commission for purposes of providing information regarding a complaint alleging a violation of government ethics laws or public meetings laws. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2026R1 | HB 4159 | Oregon HB 4159 (2026R1) |
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enacted | 5 | 20 | 5 | 2026-02-05T18:16:55+00:00 | 2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00 | openstates | ocd-bill/3db59f78-111e-45fe-bc0b-e4d22a4ac8c8 | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4159 | 8cca212586b1882ca8c79daa51750742679bb94de392076e851b5b2532f14de0 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Oregon HB 4159 (2026R1) — Relating to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
] [Provides that the Governor shall appoint one member of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission who has local government experience.] Provides that at least one member who is appointed to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission must have local government experience. Provides that attorney-client privilege is not waived when a communication is made to the commission for purposes of providing information regarding a complaint alleging a violation of government ethics laws or public meetings laws.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- SRULES Amendment -1 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 5–0 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — 28–0 (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. — 49–2 (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — 37–15 (pass) · lower
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-05T18:16:55+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-05T20:13:21+00:00 Referred to Rules.
referral-committee - 2026-02-17T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-02-19T16:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-02-21T01:49:09+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-23T20:37:10+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-02-25T01:44:02+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-25T18:50:06+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-25T19:07:20+00:00 Referred to Rules.
referral-committee - 2026-02-27T21:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-03-02T16:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-03-02T23:26:19+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-03T19:11:21+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-03-04T23:56:16+00:00 Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
- 2026-03-06T01:30:15+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-06T22:55:15+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- 2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2026-03-10T20:49:13+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2026-04-07T22:30:54+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00 Chapter 124, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3db59f78-111e-45fe-bc0b-e4d22a4ac8c8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).