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Senate Judiciary adopts technical amendments to SB 1556 and SB 1557 and sends both to the floor

Senate Committee on Judiciary · February 9, 2026
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Summary

The Senate Committee on Judiciary adopted dash-2 amendments to SB 1556 (tax-court representation rules) and dash-7 amendments to SB 1557 (contempt and surrogacy confidentiality), then voted to send both bills to the Senate floor with 'do pass' recommendations. Both motions carried by voice vote.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary on Feb. 9 adopted technical amendments to two bills in work sessions and forwarded both to the Senate floor.

Staff summarized SB 1556 as a consolidation of rules for representation in the Oregon Tax Court Magistrate Division, clarifying which professionals may represent taxpayers (including real estate brokers, appraisers and tax preparers), removing duplicative language and specifying…

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