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Whereas, the Board of Governors has proposed the following amendment to the Oregon State Bar House of Delegates pursuant to ORS 9.142;

Whereas, the House of Delegates must adopt any changes in the House of Delegates Rules of Procedure pursuant to ORS 9.142; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, that the following amendments to the House of Delegates Rules of Procedure as set forth below are approved and shall go into effect on January 1, 2026:

4.2 As soon as practicable after each meeting of the House of Delegates, the Chief Executive Officer shall prepare and publish to the Oregon State Bar membership licensees of the Oregon State Bar a summary of the actions of the House.

5.1 Licensees Members of the Oregon State Bar, delegates of the House of Delegates, and the Board of Governors may submit questions or measures for placement on the agenda of House meetings as set forth in Rules 5.2 through 5.4.

5.3 Any active licensee member of the Oregon State Bar, by petition signed by at least two percent (2%) of all active licensees members of the Oregon State Bar, may submit a question or measure for the agenda of any House of Delegates meeting as provided in the Bar Act. See ORS 9.148(3). The petition must be filed with the Chief Executive Officer at least forty-five (45) days before the meeting at which it is to be presented.

5.5 In advance of any meeting of the House of Delegates, the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar shall review proposed agenda items for conformity with applicable law and bar policy and propose a preliminary agenda for the meeting. The preliminary agenda, along with notice of the questions or measures the Board determined should not be placed on the agenda, shall be published, with notice thereof, to the licensees membership of the Oregon State Bar at least twenty (20) days prior to the meeting.

7.1 Active members licensees of the bar may participate in the discussion of matters before the House. See ORS 9.148(1). Only delegates may invoke the House rules and parliamentary procedure during meetings of the House.

7.8 If there are no speakers members in queue to debate on a matter, the presiding officer may direct the House to vote on the matter.

9.1 If a delegate seeks to amend a matter on the floor, the delegate must submit an amendment in writing prior to moving to amend a matter on the floor. Members Delegates appearing electronically will be provided an email address to submit amendments.

10.1 Meetings of the House of Delegates are open to all members licensees of the Oregon State Bar, the media and the public, except as provided otherwise by the Public Meetings Law (ORS 192.610 et seq.)

 

 

 

Financial Impact

None.

Presenter:
Ankur Doshi, OSB General Counsel