Senate Bill 1109A would amend earlier 2024 legislation to clarify that the requirement to record and post meetings applies only to the governing bodies of school districts, education service districts, community college boards and public university boards — not every advisory committee or subcommittee — committee witnesses said during a May 5 public hearing in the House Education Committee.

Mackenzie Worthington, testifying for Senate President Rob Wagner, called the bill "a technical fix to Senate Bill 1502 from the 2024 session" and said the intent is to limit the recording requirement to the principal governing body and to permit audio-only posting where broadband limits make video impractical. Susan Myers, executive director of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, told the committee the change reflects concerns that the prior bill's language could be read to require recordings for many advisory committees and other bodies the legislature did not intend to cover.

Adrienne Anderson of the Oregon School Boards Association and Morgan Allen of COSA both testified in support, saying the change will provide clarity for local boards and for training on compliance. Morgan Allen noted the bill includes language making the clarification retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025, so that entities that relied on the original statute during the first months of 2025 will not face enforcement actions.

No vote was taken; the bill was heard in public testimony and remains under committee consideration.