Senate updates Oregon State Bar statute language; changes 'member' to 'licensee' and lowers quorum
The Senate passed Senate Bill 166, which renames certain references in the Oregon State Bar Act (ORS chapter 9), lowers the Board of Governors quorum from two‑thirds to three‑fifths, and clarifies statutory references to judicially‑subject rules; the bill drew sustained floor questioning about nomenclature and committee review before passage.
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Senator McLean carried Senate Bill 166 on the floor, saying the measure makes several technical and substantive updates to ORS chapter 9 (the Oregon State Bar Act). The bill replaces the term “member” with “licensee,” lowers the Bar Board of Governors quorum requirement from two‑thirds to three‑fifths (reducing the quorum from 13 to 12 for a 19‑member board), retains virtual participation and voting, and updates statutory references to the rules of the Oregon Supreme Court and the bar’s rules of procedure.
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