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HB3883 • 2025

Requires public meetings to include a time for public comments at the start of each public meeting.

Requires public meetings to include a time for public comments at the start of each public meeting.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Wallan
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.

Requires public meetings to include a time for public comments at the start of each public meeting.

Digest: This Act makes public bodies provide for a period of public comment at the start of each meeting.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act makes public bodies provide for a period of public comment at the start of each meeting.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3).
  • Requires public meetings to include a time for public comments at the start of each public meeting.
  • Relating to: Relating to public meetings.

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. 2025-04-14 House

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-03-04 House

    Referred to Rules.

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act makes public bodies provide for a period of public comment at the start of each meeting. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3).
Requires public meetings to include a time for public comments at the start of each public meeting.
Relating to: Relating to public meetings.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3883
Sponsored by Representative WALLAN
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: This Act makes public bodies provide for a period of public comment at the start of each
meeting. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3).
Requires public meetings to include a time for public comments at the start of each public
meeting.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to public meetings.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 192.610 to
192.705.
SECTION 2. The governing body of a public body shall provide for a period of public
comment at the beginning of every public meeting, except for meetings described in ORS
192.660. The public comment period shall be of reasonable duration.
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.
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