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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Establishes the qualifications of an elector of President and Vice President of the United States. Provides the contents of a certificate of ascertainment of electors. Provides that an elector who does not vote in accordance with the signed pledge of electors vacates the office of elector. Provides for the filling of the vacancy. Provides for mileage expenses to be given to electors who attend the meeting of electors and whose ballot is not invalid. Takes effect on July 1, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1509"
citation: "Oregon SB 1509 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e6c872e-b2f9-4981-8b2c-6d7e53b1f428"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1509"
source_hash: "bacec9128833d2a8fcdbb888a67a120ec059be040a8ba6dd88bd9ec65c9d6df6"
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 1509 (2026R1) — Relating to electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and prescribing an effective date.
Establishes the qualifications of an elector of President and Vice President of the United States. Provides the contents of a certificate of ascertainment of electors. Provides that an elector who does not vote in accordance with the signed pledge of electors vacates the office of elector. Provides for the filling of the vacancy. Provides for mileage expenses to be given to electors who attend the meeting of electors and whose ballot is not invalid. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1509/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1509/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1509/A-Engrossed)
4. **SRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30027)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1509/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Starr, Manning Jr. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **51–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-11T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-17T17:55:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18T19:30:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19T22:06:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Starr, Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T22:14:48+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20T17:29:52+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-03-03T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-03T22:31:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03T22:40:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04T22:43:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05T21:58:27+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T22:58:19+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-04-07T16:32:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-14T19:37:41+00:00** Chapter 130, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00** Effective date, July 1, 2026.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e6c872e-b2f9-4981-8b2c-6d7e53b1f428`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).