The 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 11, 2021 and adjourned June 26th. Its even-year short session of 35 days convened on February 1, 2022 and adjourned sine die on March 4, 2022.

The Democratic Party of Oregon retained supermajority status in both chambers: as a result of the 2020 Oregon State Senate election, the Democrats kept its 18–12 majority, and in the 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election, the party's majority slipped by a single seat to maintain a 37–23 majority.

Legislation During the 35 day short session that began February 1, 2022, lawmakers considered more than 250 bills and allocating between $1.5 and $2 billion in funding.

Successful

SCR 203 "Adjourns sine die 2022 regular session of Eighty-first Legislative Assembly."

SCR 204 "Establishes deadlines for presession-filed legislative measures for 2023 regular session of Eighty-second Legislative Assembly."

5703A SB 5703A "Modifies amounts allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to state agencies."

SB 5702A "Establishes and modifies limits on payment of expenses from specified funds by certain state agencies for capital construction."

SB 5701 "Modifies projects and amounts authorized for issuance of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates of participation and other financing agreements for biennium."

HB 1584 "Creates procedure for filing petition for compensation for wrongful conviction."

HB 1567B(50-7) "Requires owners or operators of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals located in Columbia, Multnomah or Lane County to conduct and submit to Department of Environmental Quality seismic vulnerability assessments."

HB 1560 "Updates statutory references to individual who is not citizen or national of United States to replace 'alien' with 'noncitizen.' Directs state agencies to use 'noncitizen' in rules and regulations to reference individual who is not citizen or national of United States and to update rules and regulations that use 'alien' to use 'noncitizen.' Authorizes agencies to amend rule without prior notice or hearing for purpose of changing term or phrase in order to conform with change made by law."

HB 1556B "Requires Department of Human Services to establish certification process for direct care providers of home or community-based services and implement online registry of direct care providers of home or community-based services."

HB 1547 "Requires operators, employees and certain volunteers of preschool recorded programs and school-age recorded programs to be enrolled in Central Background Registry."

HB 4156 "Provides that Broadband Fund may include moneys appropriated or transferred to fund."

SB 1536 "Limits restrictions on portable cooling devices in residences by landlords, homeowners associations, condominium associations and local governments."

SB 1520 "Requires certain distributors that do not participate in distributor cooperative to provide services for processing and paying refund value for beverage containers."

SB 1504 "Provides that Multi-Jurisdictional Simulcasting and Interactive Wagering Totalizator Hub licensee may establish account for wagering on greyhound racing for individual unless wagering on live greyhound racing is unlawful in jurisdiction of individual's principal residence."

SB 1501 "Directs State Board of Forestry to adopt single rule package on or before November 30, 2022, to implement Private Forest Accord Report."

SB 1510 (34-24, 3/3/2022) "Requires police officer to inform stopped person of right to refuse consent to search."

SB 1545 "Establishes grant programs in Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide funding for workforce development activities that aim to increase access for priority populations to training opportunities in technology, health care and manufacturing and to workforce development services and benefits."

SB 1538 "Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon."

SB 1522 "Authorizes high school teachers who are employed by education service districts to serve as members of Transfer Council."

SB 1519 "Grants property tax exemption for proportion of community solar project that is owned by residential customers or leased by residential subscribers."

SB 1579 (40-19, 3/3/2022) "Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement Economic Equity Investment Program to award grants to organizations that provide culturally responsive services to support economic stability, self-sufficiency, wealth building and economic equity among disadvantaged individuals, families, businesses and communities in Oregon."

— Bill descriptions are taken from OregonLegislature.gov — Current Session Bills

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Senate

The Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats, 11 Republicans, and one Independent.

Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem) President Pro Tempore: James Manning Jr. (D–7 Eugene) Majority Leader: Rob Wagner (D-19 Lake Oswego) Minority Leader: Fred Girod (R-9 Stayton) until October 22, 2021; Tim Knopp (R-27 Bend)

District Senator Party Residence Assumed office 1 Dallas Heard Republican Roseburg 2018 2 Art Robinson Republican Cave Junction 2021 3 Jeff Golden Democratic Ashland 2019 4 Floyd Prozanski Democratic Eugene 2003 5 Dick Anderson Republican Lincoln City 2021 6 Lee Beyer Democratic Springfield 2011 7 James Manning Jr. Democratic Eugene 2017 8 Sara Gelser Democratic Corvallis 2015 9 Fred Girod Republican Stayton 2008 10 Deb Patterson Democratic Salem 2021 11 Peter Courtney Democratic 1999 12 Brian Boquist Independent Dallas 2009 13 Kim Thatcher Republican Keizer 2015 14 Kate Lieber Democratic Beaverton 2021 15 Chuck Riley Democratic Hillsboro 2015Janeen Sollman Democratic2022 16 Betsy Johnson Democratic Scappoose 2007 Rachel Armitage Democratic Warren 2022 17 Elizabeth Steiner Hayward Democratic Portland 2012 18 Ginny Burdick Democratic 1997 Akasha Lawrence-Spence Democratic 2021 19 Rob WagnerDemocratic Lake Oswego 2018 20 Alan Olsen Republican Canby 2011 Bill Kennemer Republican 2021 21 Kathleen Taylor Democratic Portland 2017 22 Lew Frederick Democratic 2017 23 Michael Dembrow Democratic 2013 24 Kayse Jama Democratic 2021 25 Chris Gorsek Democratic Troutdale 2021 26 Chuck Thomsen Republican Hood River 2010 27 Tim Knopp Republican Bend 2013 28 Dennis Linthicum Republican Klamath Falls 2017 29 Bill Hansell Republican Athena 2013 30 Lynn Findley Republican Vale 2020

Events

In January 2021, Senator Alan Olsen abruptly announced his resignation from office. He told his colleagues it was a “very difficult decision to make,” but his “family always comes first". The Clackamas and Marion County commissioners appointed former Clackamas County Commissioner and Oregon State Representative Bill Kennemer to succeed Sen. Olsen.

In October 2021, Senator Fred Girod (R) announced that we was immediately resigning his position as the Senate minority leader due to unspecified health concerns. Senator Tim Knopp (R) replaced him in this role as of October 22, 2021.

In November 2021, Senator Ginny Burdick (D) was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council. The Washington County commissioners appointed former Representative Akasha Lawrence-Spence to serve the remaining term of Sen. Burdick.

In December 2021, Senator Betsy Johnson resigned from her seat to focus all her attention on her independent run for governor and ensure her constituents had someone fully dedicated to representing them. In her resignation, Senator Johnson requested that the county commissioners appoint a someone who would not run again for the seat. The commissioners from Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill counties appointed Rachel Armitage.

House

Based on the results of the 2020 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 37 Democrats and 23 Republicans. Republicans gained one seat from the previous session.

Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland) until January 21, 2022; Dan Rayfield (D-16 Corvallis)

Representative Paul Holvey served as acting Speaker of the House from January 21, 2022 to February 1, 2022.

Speaker Pro Tempore: Paul Holvey (D-8 Eugene) Majority Leader: Barbara Smith Warner (D-45 Portland) until January 16, 2022; Julie Fahey (D-14 Eugene) Minority Leader: Christine Drazan (R-39 Canby) until November 30, 2021; Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-55 Prineville) District Representative Party Residence Assumed office 1 David Brock Smith Republican Port Orford 20172 Gary Leif Republican Roseburg 2018 Christine Goodwin Republican 2021 3 Lily Morgan Republican Grants Pass 2021 4 Duane Stark Republican 2015 5 Pam Marsh Democratic Ashland 2017 6 Kim Wallan Republican Medford 2019 7 Cedric Ross Hayden Republican Fall Creek 2015 8 Paul Holvey Democratic Eugene 2004 9 Boomer Wright Republican Coos Bay 2021 10 David Gomberg Democratic Otis 2013 11 Marty Wilde Democratic Eugene 2019 12 John Lively Democratic Springfield 2013 13 Nancy Nathanson Democratic Eugene 2007 14 Julie Fahey Democratic 2017 15 Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Albany 2019 16 Dan Rayfield Democratic Corvallis 2015 17 Jami Cate Republican Lebanon 2021 18 Rick LewisRepublican Silverton 2017 19 Raquel Moore-Green Republican Salem 2019 20 Paul Evans Democratic Monmouth 2015 21 Brian L. Clem Democratic Salem 2007 Chris Hoy Democratic 2021 22 Teresa Alonso Leon Democratic Woodburn 2017 23 Mike Nearman Republican Independence 2015 Anna Scharf Republican Amity 2021 24 Ron Noble Republican McMinnville 2017 25 Bill PostRepublican Keizer 2015 Jessica George Republican 2021 26 Courtney Neron Misslin Democratic Wilsonville 2019 27 Sheri Schouten Democratic Beaverton 2017 28 Wlnsvey Campos Democratic Aloha 2021 29 Susan McLain Democratic Forest Grove 2015 30 Janeen Sollman Democratic Hillsboro 2017Nathan Sosa Democratic 2022 31 Brad Witt Democratic Clatskanie 2005 32 Suzanne Weber Republican Tillamook 2021 33 Maxine Dexter Democratic Portland 2020 34 Ken Helm Democratic Beaverton 2015 35 Dacia Grayber Democratic Tigard 2021 36 Lisa Reynolds Democratic Portland 2021 37 Rachel Prusak Democratic West Linn 2019 38 Andrea SalinasDemocratic Lake Oswego 2017 39 Christine DrazanRepublican Canby 2019James Hieb Republican 2022 40 Mark Meek Democratic Gladstone 2017 41 Karin Power Democratic Milwaukie 2017 42 Rob Nosse Democratic Portland 2014 43 Tawna Sanchez Democratic 2017 44 Tina Kotek Democratic 2007Travis NelsonDemocratic2022 45 Barbara Smith Warner Democratic 2015 46 Khanh Pham Democratic 2021 47 Diego Hernandez Democratic 2017 Andrea Valderrama Democratic 2021 48 Jeff Reardon Democratic Happy Valley 2013 49 Zach Hudson Democratic Troutdale 2021 50 Ricki Ruiz Democratic Gresham 2021 51 Janelle Bynum Democratic Happy Valley 2017 52 Anna Williams Democratic Hood River 2019 53 Jack Zika Republican Redmond 2019 54 Jason Kropf Democratic Bend 2021 55 Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Prineville 2019 56 E. Werner Reschke Republican Klamath Falls 2017 57 Greg Smith Republican Heppner 2001 58 Bobby Levy Republican Echo 2021 59 Daniel Bonham Republican The Dalles 2017 60 Mark Owens Republican Crane 2020

See also 2020 Oregon State Senate election 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election

Notes

References

External links Oregonlive.gov—Measures introduced into the Oregon Legislature IN THE 2022 SESSION Chronology of regular legislative sessions from the Oregon Blue Book Chronology of special legislative sessions from the Blue Book