Senate rejects one rules suspension, adopts special-session rules

Sep 1, 2025

The Oregon Senate failed a motion to suspend rules for immediate introduction of Senate measures but later adopted the special-session rules distributed to members; House measures were transmitted to the joint special session committee on transportation funding.

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The Oregon State Senate considered two procedural motions during its special session. Early in the session, Senator Bonham moved to suspend the rules to permit immediate introduction and first reading of Senate measures; after a roll call the clerk recorded nine ayes and the presiding officer declared the motion failed. No second was recorded in the transcript.

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