Title 192 · ORS Chapter 192
192.500); renumbered 192.338 in 2017] ����� 192.508 Rules. The committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary may adopt rules applicable to deliberations of
Citation: ORS 192.500
Section: 192.500
192.500); renumbered 192.338 in 2017]
����� 192.508 Rules. The committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary may adopt rules applicable to deliberations of the committees under ORS 192.485 to 192.513. The rules may enhance the opportunity for public participation in the deliberations of the committees, including through the live-streaming of meetings. [2017 c.654 �5; 2025 c.294 �3]
����� Note: See note under 192.485.
����� 192.511 Oregon Sunshine Committee; membership; duties; rules. (1) The Oregon Sunshine Committee is established, consisting of 15 members as follows:
����� (a) Four members of the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the committee. The chairs of the committees shall appoint:
����� (A) Two members from the House of Representatives, one from the majority party and one from the minority party; and
����� (B) Two members from the Senate, one from the majority party and one from the minority party.
����� (b) The Governor and the Attorney General, or their designees, shall be voting members of the committee.
����� (c) The State Archivist, or a designee of the State Archivist, shall be a voting member of the committee.
����� (d) The Attorney General shall appoint to the committee as voting members:
����� (A) A person with information technology expertise;
����� (B) Three representatives of local government to represent the interests of counties, cities, school districts and special districts;
����� (C) A representative of broadcasters;
����� (D) A representative of professional journalists;
����� (E) A representative of newspaper publishers; and
����� (F) A representative from a nonprofit open government or public interest group.
����� (2)(a) The term of each voting committee member appointed by the Attorney General is four years, but a member so appointed serves at the pleasure of the Attorney General.
����� (b) Before the expiration of a term of a member appointed by the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall reappoint the member to a new term or appoint a successor.
����� (c) If there is a vacancy for any cause in a position that is appointed by the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall make an appointment to become immediately effective.
����� (3) The Oregon Sunshine Committee shall do all of the following:
����� (a) Establish, and adjust as necessary, a plan or schedule to review all exemptions from disclosure for public records included in the Attorney General�s catalog required by ORS 192.340 that provides for review not later than December 31, 2031, except that the following exemptions need not be considered:
����� (A) Exemptions required by federal law;
����� (B) Evidentiary privileges described in ORS 40.225 to 40.295, other than the lawyer-client privilege described in ORS 40.225;
����� (C) The exemption for trade secrets as described in the public records law, ORS 192.311 to