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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 952: Relating to vacancies in the United States Senate.

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 952 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to vacancies in the United States Senate. Primary sponsor: Sara Gelser Blouin (Democratic), Kayse Jama (Democratic), James Manning (Democratic), Jeff Golden (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 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.

Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs. Requires that the appointed Senator be of the same political party as the elected Senator who vacated the office.<b> Prohibits the Governor from appointing the Governor to fill the vacancy.</b> Requires the Governor to call a special election within a specified period after the vacancy occurs. Requires the appointment to end when a replacement is elected.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sara Gelser BlouinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Kayse JamaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Jeff GoldenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Pam MarshCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Thuy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45

“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 318, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed.
  7. Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.
  8. Rules suspended. Carried over to June 2, 2025 Calendar.
  9. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 29, 2025 Calendar.
  10. Second reading.
  11. Recommendation: Do pass.
  12. Work Session held.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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