SJR 7 — Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote in favor in each chamber of the Legislative Assembly to pass bills declaring an emergency. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: Requires a two-thirds majority of the members of the House and the Senate to pass bills that take effect early. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote in favor in each chamber of the Legislative Assembly to pass bills declaring an emergency. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Thatcher, Kim (R, OR-11) — sponsor
- Bonham, Daniel (R, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Reschke, E. Werner | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Bonham, Daniel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, David Brock | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Thatcher, Kim | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thatcher, Kim (R, state_upper OR-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bonham, Daniel (R, state_upper OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Smith, David Brock (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Reschke, E. Werner (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Bonham, Daniel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Thatcher, Kim (sponsor) · sponsorship