OR SB 1509
enactedRelating to electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and prescribing an effective date.
Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did OR SB 1509 pass?
Yes. OR SB 1509 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): Effective date, July 1, 2026.
What is OR SB 1509 about?
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.
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — Effective date, July 1, 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
Not provided by source.
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
Effective date, July 1, 2026.
2026-04-14
Chapter 130, 2026 Laws.
2026-04-07
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-05
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-05
President signed.
passage
2026-03-04
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-03
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Work Session held.
2026-02-27
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-20
Referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-19
Third reading. Carried by Starr, Manning Jr. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-17
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Work Session held.
2026-02-09
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
Referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-02-11 · 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 Starr, Manning Jr. Passed.
2026-02-19 · pass · 27-0
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: absent
- 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: absent
- Chris Gorsek: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kim Thatcher: yes
- Kate Lieber: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- Anthony Broadman: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Cedric Hayden: yes
- Khanh Pham: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes
Heard and Reported Out
2026-03-03 · 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 Grayber. Passed.
2026-03-04 · pass · 51-2
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: no
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: yes
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: yes
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: yes
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: absent
- E. Werner Reschke: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: yes
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: absent
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: absent
- Darin Harbick: yes
- 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: yes
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Bobby Levy: absent
- Anna Scharf: yes
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: yes
- Tom Andersen: yes
- Paul Evans: no
- Sue Rieke Smith: yes
- David Gomberg: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: yes
- Shelly Boshart Davis: yes
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
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