OR SB1533 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)
Status: Passed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-28 - Effective date, January 1, 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)
Status: Passed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-28 - Effective date, January 1, 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Tells the SOS to translate the voters' pamphlet into the 10 most common languages used in each county. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Increases, from 5 to 10, the number of the most commonly spoken languages in each county, other than English, that the Secretary of State must include on a publicly available list and into which the secretary must translate voters' pamphlets. Increases the number of translator members on the Translation Advisory Council. Increases, from 100 or more individuals to 300 or more individuals, the number of people in a county who must speak one of 10 listed languages in order to require a county voters' pamphlet to be translated into that language.
Title
Relating to elections.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 45 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass and refer to Ways and Means by prior reference (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass and refer to Ways and Means by prior reference (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Effective date, January 1, 2025. |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Chapter 55, 2024 Laws. |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Third reading. Carried by Pham K. Passed. Ayes, 45; Nays, 9--Boice, Cate, Goodwin, Levy B, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Stout, Yunker; Excused, 3--Boshart Davis, Cramer, Owens; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Diehl, Hieb, Scharf. |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Second reading. |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2024-03-04 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 9--Bonham, Boquist, Findley, Girod, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government. |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Rules, then Ways and Means. |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
