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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon Bill Requires Lobbyists to Disclose Client Positions and Compensation Changes
Last action · March 6, 2026: In committee upon adjournment.Sponsors: Jeff Golden and 10 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Digest: The Act says that lobbyists must give certain information to the OGEC. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires lobbyists to provide a notice to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission regarding certain information about the lobbyist's representation of certain clients, the lobbyist's compensation and the lobbyist's new or different position on legislative action or administrative action. Provides for the contents of the notice. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Lobbyists representing multiple clients must now publicly report shifts in client positions and specific compensation figures within three days, increasing public transparency around legislative influence. Attorney-lobbyists are explicitly barred from invoking attorney-client privilege to withhold these disclosure notices.
- The Oregon Government Ethics Commission regulates and enforces state ethics laws, campaign finance regulations, and lobbyist registrations in Oregon. context
- Senate Bill 1589 was introduced during the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Registered Lobbyists
Must file timely notices with the ethics commission regarding new client positions and compensation, and face restrictions on deceiving legislators.
Attorney-Lobbyists
Must comply with the same notice filing rules as non-attorney lobbyists without the protection of attorney-client privilege for those notices.
Oregon Government Ethics Commission
Must receive, file, make public, and potentially adopt administrative rules to manage the new lobbyist notices.
Key Facts
- Multi-client lobbyists must file a notice with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission within three business days of agreeing to lobby for new legislative or administrative actions or taking a new position for any client.
- The required notice must specify whether each client supports, opposes, is neutral, or is seeking amendments regarding the legislative or administrative action.
- Lobbyists who are attorneys must provide the required notices and cannot use attorney-client privilege to withhold this information.
- Lobbyists must file a statement including total compensation received from each client subject to the notice during the applicable reporting period.
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- Lobbyists are prohibited from knowingly deceiving members of the Legislative Assembly regarding facts related to pending or proposed legislative or administrative actions.
- The Oregon Government Ethics Commission is authorized to adopt rules to administer these new notice requirements and provide forms.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must a lobbyist file a notice under this bill?
Can lawyer-lobbyists claim client confidentiality to avoid filing these notices?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateIn committee upon adjournment.
- Feb 2, 2026SenateReferred to Rules.
- Feb 2, 2026SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Removal of Privilege Exception for Attorney-Lobbyists
The bill explicitly strips attorney-lobbyists of the ability to use attorney-client confidentiality to avoid filing mandatory position-change notices.
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Sources
olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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