OR HB 4159
enactedRelating to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did OR HB 4159 pass?
Yes. OR HB 4159 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Chapter 124, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
What is OR HB 4159 about?
</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.
Description
</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.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — Chapter 124, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
Not provided by source.
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-13
Chapter 124, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
2026-04-07
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-10
President signed.
passage
2026-03-10
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-06
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
2026-03-06
Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
2026-03-03
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-02
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Work Session held.
2026-02-27
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-23
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-21
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
Work Session held.
2026-02-17
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-05
Referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2026-02-05
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Heard and Reported Out
2026-02-19 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.
2026-02-25 · pass · 49-2
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: yes
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: absent
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: no
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: yes
- E. Werner Reschke: absent
- Alek Skarlatos: yes
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: no
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: yes
- Darin Harbick: absent
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Boomer Wright: yes
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Darcey Edwards: yes
- April Dobson: yes
- Emily McIntire: yes
- Jules Walters: yes
- Virgle Osborne: absent
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Bobby Levy: yes
- Anna Scharf: absent
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: yes
- Tom Andersen: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- Sue Rieke Smith: yes
- David Gomberg: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: yes
- Shelly Boshart Davis: absent
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-03-02 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Bruce Starr: yes
- Kim Thatcher: yes
Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
2026-03-06 · pass · 28-0
Member-level votes (30)
- Rob Wagner: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Wlnsvey Campos: yes
- Fred Girod: yes
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Janeen Sollman: yes
- Bruce Starr: yes
- Diane Linthicum: yes
- Suzanne Weber: yes
- Mark Meek: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
- Noah Robinson: yes
- Christine Drazan: absent
- David Brock Smith: yes
- Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Mike McLane: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
- Lew Frederick: yes
- Chris Gorsek: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kim Thatcher: yes
- Kate Lieber: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- Anthony Broadman: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Cedric Hayden: absent
- Khanh Pham: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
2026-03-06 · pass · 37-15
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: absent
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: no
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: yes
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: yes
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: yes
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: no
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: no
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: absent
- E. Werner Reschke: no
- Alek Skarlatos: no
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: absent
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: yes
- Darin Harbick: no
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Boomer Wright: absent
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Darcey Edwards: no
- April Dobson: yes
- Emily McIntire: no
- Jules Walters: yes
- Virgle Osborne: no
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Bobby Levy: absent
- Anna Scharf: no
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: no
- Tom Andersen: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- Sue Rieke Smith: yes
- David Gomberg: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: no
- Rob Nosse: absent
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: no
- Shelly Boshart Davis: no
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: no
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