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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3883
Sponsored by Representative WALLAN
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: This Act makes public bodies provide for a period of public comment at the start of each
meeting. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3).
Requires public meetings to include a time for public comments at the start of each public
meeting.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to public meetings.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 192.610 to
192.705.
SECTION 2. The governing body of a public body shall provide for a period of public
comment at the beginning of every public meeting, except for meetings described in ORS
192.660. The public comment period shall be of reasonable duration.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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