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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 686: Relating to civic information.

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

SB 686 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to civic information. Primary sponsor: Chris Gorsek (Democratic), Jeff Golden (Democratic), Khanh Pham (Democratic), Jules Walters (Democratic), Sara Gelser Blouin (Democratic), James Manning (Democratic), Lew Frederick (Democratic), Lisa Reynolds (Democratic). It lists 7 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.

</b> </i>] [<i>Requires online platforms to pay moneys to digital journalism providers and the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Allows an online platform to use an arbitration process to determine the percentage of an online platform's advertising revenue to be remitted to digital journalism providers.</i>] <b>Prohibits a covered platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement. Specifies requirements that an agreement must meet. <b>Creates a private cause of action that a digital journalism provider may bring against a covered platform if the covered platform accesses for an Oregon audience the online content of the digital journalism provider without an agreement or fails to comply with an agreement. Allows for the recovery of the greater of statutory or actual damages, and for punitive damages. <b>Bars a cause of action if the covered platform is participating in arbitration or in compliance with a final arbitration order, judgment or settlement agreement. Bars a cause of action for access that occurs between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027, if the covered platform elects to pay a certain sum amount. <b>Allows a covered platform or group of digital journalism providers to initiate an arbitration process to determine a percentage of the covered platform's advertising revenue to be remitted to the digital journalism providers.</b> Requires online platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism providers. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris GorsekPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Jeff GoldenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Khanh PhamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Jules WaltersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Sara Gelser BlouinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Lew FrederickPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Lisa ReynoldsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Ben BowmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Wlnsvey CamposCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Farrah ChaichiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Kayse JamaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Courtney Neron MisslinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“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. Motion to rerefer to Committee on Rules carried.
  3. Jama moved for immediate reconsideration. Motion to reconsider carried.
  4. Jama, changed from aye to nay and served notice of possible reconsideration.
  5. Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
  6. Robinson declared potential conflict of interest.
  7. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Bill failed.
  8. Second reading.
  9. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
  10. Work Session held.
  11. Motion to rerefer to Committee on Rules carried by voice vote.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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