Oregon Senate suspends section-by-section reading for today's third-reading calendar

Feb 9, 2026

The Oregon Senate voted to suspend the constitutional and Senate-rule requirement that bills be read section-by-section on final passage for the day's third-reading calendar after a motion by Sen. Starr; the motion carried on a roll-call showing 23 ayes.

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Senate Republican Senator Starr moved to suspend Article IV, Section 19 of the Oregon Constitution and the corresponding Senate rule so the chamber would not be required to read each bill section-by-section during today’s third-reading calendar. The presiding officer put the motion to a roll-call vote and the clerk recorded the responses.

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