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Lawmakers in Oregon have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make possession of a small amount of certain drugs a misdemeanor in the state, moving to re-criminalize substances like fentanyl ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.. The bill ...
On Friday, the state Legislature shifted that approach again, sending a bill recriminalizing drug possession in Oregon to Gov. Tina Kotek's desk. Senators passed House Bill 4002 by a vote of 21-8.
The Oregon Legislative Assembly [a] is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral , consisting of an upper and lower chamber : the Senate , whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives , with 60 members elected to two-year terms.
A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law ...
[2] [4] [6] After some consideration, Hansell decided to seek the District 29 senate seat as a Republican. He won the District 29 senate seat in the 2012 election. He took his seat in January 2013. District 29 covers a large part of rural eastern Oregon, including Gilliam, Morrow, Wallowa, Sherman, Umatilla, and Union counties plus part of ...
On June 10, 2021, Republican Mike Nearman was expelled from the house by a 59–1 vote for intentionally letting armed protesters into the Oregon State Capitol to protest against health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon. [3] [4] This was the first time a member of the legislature has been expelled in the state's history. [5]
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the ...