SB 1180 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to ballot measures.

Summary
] Requires the [ Secretary of State ] Legislative Policy and Research Director to submit to the Legislative Assembly, by [ November ] December 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. [ Requires the secretary to provide updates during the first week of December, January and February. ] Permits legislative leadership to request impartial analyses and summaries [ by nonpartisan legislative staff ] for each prospective petition provided by the [ secretary ] director . [ 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. ] [ 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. ].
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced A-Engrossed · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to shift responsibility for initiative petition tracking from the Secretary of State to the Legislative Policy and Research Director, and to change the submission deadline from November 1 to December 1. The amendment also removes requirements for nonpartisan staff to conduct detailed analyses and for legislative leadership to decide on holding public hearings, instead allowing leadership to hold informational hearings at their discretion.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing mandatory requirements for comprehensive staff analyses and public hearing determinations, replacing them with optional informational hearings.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the official responsible for submitting initiative petition lists from the Secretary of State to the Legislative Policy and Research Director.

Eliminated the requirement for nonpartisan staff to provide detailed policy, fiscal, and revenue impact analyses for each initiative petition.

Removed the requirement for legislative leadership to use staff analyses to determine whether to hold public hearings on initiative petitions.

Added a new provision allowing legislative leadership to hold informational hearings on initiative petitions during the even-numbered year session.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for submitting initiative petition lists from November 1 to December 1 of each odd-numbered year.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors