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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3564: Relating to published defamatory statements.

Enacted 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 3564 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to published defamatory statements. Primary sponsor: Darin Harbick (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 25, 2025): Chapter 393, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

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.

</b> </i>] Modifies provisions relating to demands for correction or retraction of a [<i>published</i>] defamatory statement<b> published in an electronic newspaper, magazine or other periodical</b>.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Darin HarbickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Ed DiehlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Werner ReschkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Alek SkarlatosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
David SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Bruce StarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Thuy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Dwayne YunkerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3

“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. Chapter 393, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
  7. Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
  8. Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.
  9. Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.
  10. Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.
  11. Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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