KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Oregon

HB2436 • 2025

Provides that an official or agency of state government may not discriminate or grant preferential treatment to any individual on the basis of gender identity, race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the application, selection or appointment of individuals to boards and commissions.

Provides that an official or agency of state government may not discriminate or grant preferential treatment to any individual on the basis of gender identity, race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the application, selection or appointment of individuals to boards and commissions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Yunker, Representative Wright,, Senator Nash,, Smith DB,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Provides that an official or agency of state government may not discriminate or grant preferential treatment to any individual on the basis of gender identity, race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the application, selection or appointment of individuals to boards and commissions.

Digest: The Act says that the state may not treat people in different ways in putting them on boards and commissions on the basis of being in some classes.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act says that the state may not treat people in different ways in putting them on boards and commissions on the basis of being in some classes.
  • The Act makes some exceptions.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 79.8).
  • Provides that an official or agency of state government may not discriminate or grant preferential treatment to any individual on the basis of gender identity, race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the application, selection or appointment of individuals to boards and commissions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Rules.

  3. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says that the state may not treat people in different ways in putting them on boards and commissions on the basis of being in some classes. The Act makes some exceptions. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.8).
Provides that an official or agency of state government may not discriminate or grant preferential treatment to any individual on the basis of gender identity, race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the application, selection or appointment of individuals to boards and commissions. Provides certain exceptions.
Relating to: Relating to appointments in state government.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2436
Sponsored by Representative YUNKER; Representative WRIGHT, Senators NASH, SMITH DB (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act says that the state may not treat people in different ways in putting them on
boards and commissions on the basis of being in some classes. The Act makes some exceptions.
(Flesch Readability Score: 79.8).
Provides that an official or agency of state government may not discriminate or grant prefer-
ential treatment to any individual on the basis of gender identity, race, sex, color, ethnicity or na-
tional origin in the application, selection or appointment of individuals to boards and commissions.
Provides certain exceptions.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to appointments in state government.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) An official or agency of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, may
not discriminate or grant preferential treatment to any individual on the basis of gender
identity, race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the application, selection or ap-
pointment of individuals to boards and commissions.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting bona fide qualifications
based on sex that are reasonably necessary for the normal operation of boards and commis-
sions.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as invalidating any court order or consent
decree that is in force as of the effective date of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 2.
Section 1 of this 2025 Act applies to appointments to boards and commissions
made on or after the effective date of this 2025 Act.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 622