OR HB4024 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on March 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-25 - Chapter 9, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on March 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-25 - Chapter 9, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act creates campaign giving and spending limits and new disclosure laws on campaign giving and spending. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). [Digest: Tells the Secretary of State to study money in voting. (Flesch Readability Score 61.3).] [Requires the Secretary of State to study how best to improve the campaign finance system in the State of Oregon. Directs the secretary to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to campaign finance not later than September 15, 2025.] Establishes political campaign contribution limits applicable to candidates, political committees and membership organizations. Authorizes local governments to establish lower limits for local elections. Requires specified persons to report the original sources of funds used to pay for candidate campaign independent expenditures. Creates exceptions where reporting need not occur or, for donations under $5,000, where less information is reported. Directs the Secretary of State to develop a web-based campaign finance dashboard to be used to disclose campaign contributions, independent expenditures and other specified data to enhance transparency and to foster research on campaign finance. Requires the disclosure of specified information on certain political advertising. Requires public office incumbents who intend to seek reelection to file nominating petitions or declarations of candidacy at least seven days prior to the filing deadline applicable to nonincumbents. Modifies penalties to ensure compliance with the new campaign finance and disclosure requirements. Provides that the contribution limits become operative on January 1, 2027, and that the enhanced campaign contribution and independent expenditure reporting requirements become operative on January 1, 2028. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Title
Relating to campaign finance; prescribing an effective date.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 22 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 52 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and rescind subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 52 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and rescind subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | House | Chapter 9, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Lieber, Knopp. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 6--Bonham, Boquist, Golden, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 2--Thatcher, Weber. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Public Hearing and Work Session held. |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Referred to Rules. |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | First reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Helfrich, Fahey. Passed. Ayes, 52; Nays, 5--Breese-Iverson, Cate, Goodwin, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 3--Boshart Davis, Cramer, Owens. |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Second reading. |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker. |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Public Hearing and Work Session held. |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Referred to Rules with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |
| 2024-02-05 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
