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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon restricts immigration evidence in civil cases and prohibits employer retaliation
Last action · April 6, 2026: Chapter 57, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.Sponsors: Willy Chotzen and 41 others
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 4111 makes evidence of a party's or witness's immigration status generally inadmissible in civil court proceedings and prohibits employers from penalizing employees who update personal information following lawful changes to their work authorization. The measure also explicitly adds immigration status to state law enforcement prohibitions, taking effect 91 days after the legislative session adjourns .
Civil litigants and witnesses gain legal protections against having their immigration status introduced as evidence unless it is essential to the case, while workers updating employment authorization documentation are shielded from workplace retaliation under state labor laws.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Civil litigants and witnesses
Their immigration status is restricted from being introduced as evidence in civil court proceedings unless specific statutory exceptions apply.
Employees updating work authorization
They are legally protected from employer discharge, discrimination, or retaliation when updating personal records following lawful changes to federal employment authorization documentation.
Employers
They are prohibited from taking adverse action against workers for updating work authorization records, while retaining the ability to comply with federal verification requirements.
Law enforcement agencies and officers
They are explicitly prohibited from targeting individuals based on immigration status under state anti-profiling statutes.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can immigration status ever be introduced as evidence in an Oregon civil lawsuit?
What must an attorney do before presenting immigration status evidence in court?
Can an employer fire a worker for updating their work authorization paperwork?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Apr 6, 2026HouseChapter 57, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseGovernor signed.
- Mar 6, 2026SenatePresident signed.
- Mar 6, 2026HouseSpeaker signed.
- Mar 5, 2026SenateThird reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed.
- Mar 5, 2026SenateMotion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
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- Mar 4, 2026SenateSecond reading.
- Mar 3, 2026SenateMinority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng Minority)
- Mar 3, 2026SenateRecommendation: Do pass the A-Eng bill.
- Feb 25, 2026SenateWork Session held.
- Feb 23, 2026SenatePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 20, 2026SenateReferred to Judiciary.
- Feb 19, 2026SenateFirst reading. Referred to President's desk.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseRules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseSecond reading.
- Feb 18, 2026HouseRecommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- Feb 16, 2026HouseWork Session held.
- Feb 4, 2026HousePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 2, 2026HouseReferred to Judiciary.
- Feb 2, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Version history
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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.
Integration of Immigration Status into Anti-Profiling and Evidentiary Rules
The bill systematically bridges civil procedure, workplace anti-retaliation protections, and law enforcement profiling definitions regarding immigration status.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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