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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3166: Relating to elections.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3166 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to elections. Primary sponsor: John Lively (Democratic), Paul Evans (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2025): In committee upon adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires all candidates for partisan office and nonpartisan office, regardless of political party affiliation or nonaffiliation, to appear on the same unified primary election ballot, with the five candidates receiving the most votes advancing to the general election ballot. Exempts candidates for President and Vice President of the United States.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LivelyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Paul EvansPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Susan McLainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee upon adjournment.
  2. Public Hearing held.
  3. Referred to Rules with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
  4. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source