HB3741 • 2025

Authorizes a member-elect of the Legislative Assembly to recruit and hire legislative assistants to begin work on the first day of the month in which the member-elect takes the oath of office.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Helfrich,, Drazan, Representative Harbick
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.

Authorizes a member-elect of the Legislative Assembly to recruit and hire legislative assistants to begin work on the first day of the month in which the member-elect takes the oath of office.

Digest: The Act allows members-elect of the Senate and the House to hire office staff to begin the first day of the month in which the member takes the oath of office.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act allows members-elect of the Senate and the House to hire office staff to begin the first day of the month in which the member takes the oath of office.
(Flesch Readability Score: 66.7).
Authorizes a member-elect of the Legislative Assembly to recruit and hire legislative assistants to begin work on the first day of the month in which the member-elect takes the oath of office.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-05-19 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-27 House
Referred to Rules.
2025-02-25 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act allows members-elect of the Senate and the House to hire office staff to begin the first day of the month in which the member takes the oath of office. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7).
Authorizes a member-elect of the Legislative Assembly to recruit and hire legislative assistants to begin work on the first day of the month in which the member-elect takes the oath of office.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to legislative staff; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3741
Sponsored by Representatives HELFRICH, DRAZAN
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 allows members-elect of the Senate and the House to hire office staff to begin
the first day of the month in which the member takes the oath of office. (Flesch Readability Score:
66.7).
Authorizes a member-elect of the Legislative Assembly to recruit and hire legislative assistants
to begin work on the first day of the month in which the member-elect takes the oath of office.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to legislative staff; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) Any person who receives a certificate of election as a member of the
Legislative Assembly may recruit for legislative assistants to serve in the legislative office
of the member-elect, each legislative assistant hired under this section to continue in that
office upon the member-elect taking the oath of office and becoming a member of the Leg-
islative Assembly.
(2) The recruitment and hiring shall be in compliance with the rules of the chamber in
which the member-elect is to serve, the legislative branch personnel rules and the human
resources policies of the legislative branch.
(3) The appointment may be effective as of the first day of the month in which the
member-elect takes the oath of office.
(4) A legislative assistant hired under this section is an at-will employee of the legislative
branch.
SECTION 2. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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 3974