Establishes deadlines for presession-filed legislative measures for the 2027 regular session of the Eighty-fourth Legislative Assembly.
Summary
House Concurrent Resolution 204 sets the procedural deadlines for presession-filed legislative measures for Oregon’s 2027 regular session. It requires requests for draft measures to be submitted to the Office of the Legislative Counsel by September 11, 2026, draft measures to be delivered to requesters by December 1, 2026, and final drafts to be submitted for introduction by December 11, 2026. The resolution also requires that requests for drafting include a brief summary of the problem, the proposed solution, and other relevant information.
The resolution functions as an internal rule of proceeding for the House and Senate during the 83rd Legislative Assembly, and it expressly exempts the Senate President, the House Interim Committee on Rules, and the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means from the stated deadlines. It does not change substantive policy law; instead, it governs the legislative process for how prefiled bills are prepared and introduced for the next regular session.
Impact
HCR 204 affects legislative procedure rather than the Oregon Revised Statutes. It establishes filing and drafting deadlines for presession-filed measures and adds a requirement that drafting requests include a problem statement and proposed solution. The practical impact is on legislators, committees, and the Office of the Legislative Counsel, which must follow the new timeline for preparing bills for the 2027 session, while certain leadership and budget-related committees remain exempt.
Sentiment
The available vote history suggests the measure was noncontroversial and received unanimous support in committee, passing the House Committee Be Adopted vote 7-0. There are no committee transcript excerpts indicating opposition or debate, and the resolution’s administrative nature likely contributed to the broad agreement. Overall, the sentiment appears procedural and favorable rather than partisan or policy-driven.
Contention
There is little evidence of substantive contention around the resolution. The only notable point is the exemption for the Senate President, the House Interim Committee on Rules, and the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means from the filing deadlines, which reflects a carve-out for leadership and budget-related work. Otherwise, the measure appears to be a housekeeping resolution focused on scheduling and drafting requirements, with no recorded objections in the available materials.
Establishing limitations and deadlines for legislative measures for the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly, and providing certain labor negotiation procedures.
Requiring that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may adopt an amendment to a legislative measure only if the chief sponsor of the measure approves the amendment prior to its adoption by the committee.