State Bar seeks statutory wording changes: ‘member’ to ‘licensee’ and quorum adjustment debated

Jan 23, 2025

At a public hearing on Senate Bill 166, the Oregon State Bar’s general counsel said the bill would replace the term “member” with “licensee” in the State Bar Act and permit the Board of Governors to set a quorum threshold; the bar signaled openness to amending a proposed reduction from two‑thirds to majority quorum.

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The Oregon State Bar asked the Senate Committee on Judiciary to approve statutory updates that would consistently refer to regulated lawyers as "licensees" rather than "members" and would allow the Board of Governors to set its own quorum requirement, during a public hearing on Senate Bill 166.

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