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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1191: Relating to informing others of their rights.

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

SB 1191 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to informing others of their rights. Primary sponsor: James Manning (Democratic), Willy Chotzen (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): 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.

Provides that certain laws establishing crimes do not apply to the act of informing another person of the other person's civil or constitutional rights.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Willy ChotzenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Sara Gelser BlouinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Farrah ChaichiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Lisa FragalaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Lesly MuñozCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse22
Travis NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Hai PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36

“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. Effective date, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 246, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed.
  7. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 20, 2025 Calendar.
  8. Second reading.
  9. Recommendation: Do pass.
  10. Work Session held.
  11. Public Hearing held.
  12. Referred to Judiciary.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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