Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 1180 — Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to submit to the Legislative Assembly, by December 1 of each odd-numbered year, a list of each prospective statewide initiative petition that has been filed for the next general election.

Last action — In Senate Committee

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act tells LPRO to give the legislature a list of each IM petition that may be on the next general election ballot. The Act provides for a process for the legislature to hold hearings on those petitions. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells the SOS to give the legislature a list of each IM petition that may be on the next general election ballot. The Act provides for a process for the legislature to hold public hearings on those petitions. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.7).</i>] Requires the [<i>Secretary of State</i>] <b>Legislative Policy and Research Director</b> to submit to the Legislative Assembly, by [<i>November</i>] <b>December</b> 1 of each odd-numbered year, a list of each prospective statewide initiative petition that has been filed for the next general election. Requires the submission to include the text, ballot title and total number of signatures gathered for each prospective petition. [<i>Requires the secretary to provide updates during the first week of December, January and February.</i>] Permits legislative leadership to request impartial analyses and summaries [<i>by nonpartisan legislative staff</i>] for each prospective petition provided by the [<i>secretary</i>]<b> director</b>. [<i>Requires nonpartisan legislative staff to provide legislative leadership with impartial analyses of the policy, fiscal and revenue impacts and legality for each prospective petition as requested by legislative leadership.</i>] [<i>Requires legislative leadership to use the analyses from nonpartisan staff to determine whether the state would benefit from holding public hearings on one or more prospective petitions during the even-year session.</i>].

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1180 do?
<b>Digest: The Act tells LPRO to give the legislature a list of each IM petition that may be on the next general election ballot. The Act provides for a process for the legislature to hold hearings on those petitions. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells the SOS to give the legislature a list of each IM petition that may be on the next general election ballot. The Act provides for a process for the legislature to hold public hearings on those petitions. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.7).</i>] Requires the [<i>Secretary of State</i>] <b>Legislative Policy and Research Director</b> to submit to the Legislative Assembly, by [<i>November</i>] <b>December</b> 1 of each odd-numbered year, a list of each prospective statewide initiative petition that has been filed for the next general election. Requires the submission to include the text, ballot title and total number of signatures gathered for each prospective petition. [<i>Requires the secretary to provide updates during the first week of December, January and February.</i>] Permits legislative leadership to request impartial analyses and summaries [<i>by nonpartisan legislative staff</i>] for each prospective petition provided by the [<i>secretary</i>]<b> director</b>. [<i>Requires nonpartisan legislative staff to provide legislative leadership with impartial analyses of the policy, fiscal and revenue impacts and legality for each prospective petition as requested by legislative leadership.</i>] [<i>Requires legislative leadership to use the analyses from nonpartisan staff to determine whether the state would benefit from holding public hearings on one or more prospective petitions during the even-year session.</i>].
Who sponsors SB 1180?
SB 1180 is sponsored by Kathleen Taylor (Democrat) and James Manning Jr. (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1180?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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