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Senate panel approves referral of constitutional amendment banning 'secret police' to the floor

Senate Committee on Judiciary · February 16, 2026
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Summary

The Judiciary Committee adopted the dash‑3 amendment to SJR 203, placing a proposed constitutional statement that "the people of Oregon have a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police" on the ballot and sent the measure to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation and referral to Rules.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to adopt the dash‑3 amendment to SJR 203 and sent the constitutional referral to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation and prior reference to the Rules Committee.

Committee counsel explained the dash‑3 replaces a prior, more prescriptive text with a short statement that "the people of Oregon have a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police,"…

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