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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
06/20/2025
06/20/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/27/2025
06/27/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Requires a covered platform to have an agreement in order to access the online content of a news provider. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Digest: Makes online platforms pay online news providers and a group for civic information. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Requires online platforms to pay moneys to digital journalism providers and the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Allows an online platform to use an arbitration process to determine the percentage of an online platform’s advertising revenue to be remitted to digital journalism providers. Prohibits a covered platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement. Specifies requirements that an agreement must meet. Creates a private cause of action that a digital journalism provider may bring against a covered platform if the covered platform accesses for an Oregon audience the online content of the digital journalism provider without an agreement or fails to comply with an agree- ment. Allows for the recovery of the greater of statutory or actual damages, and for punitive damages. Bars a cause of action if the covered platform is participating in arbitration or in com- pliance with a final arbitration order, judgment or settlement agreement. Bars a cause of action for access that occurs between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027, if the covered platform elects to pay a certain sum amount. Allows a covered platform or group of digital journalism providers to initiate an arbi- tration process to determine a percentage of the covered platform’s advertising revenue to be remitted to the digital journalism providers. Requires online platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism providers. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a comprehensive framework to support digital journalism providers and create the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. The legislation requires large online platforms (defined as having at least 50 million monthly active users and specific revenue thresholds) to compensate digital journalism providers for accessing their online content for an Oregon audience. Platforms must enter into written agreements with digital journalism providers that specify compensation, and these agreements have strict requirements, such as prohibiting the sale of content or collected data to third parties. The bill creates an arbitration process for determining compensation, with platforms potentially required to pay millions of dollars annually to participating digital journalism providers. Digital journalism providers receiving these funds must spend at least 70% of the funds on news journalists and support staff, and they are required to submit annual reports detailing how they used the funds. Additionally, the bill establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium, a nonprofit organization housed at the University of Oregon, which will provide grants to support local journalism, enhance news content, and address civic information needs. The consortium will be governed by a 13-member board appointed by the Governor, representing various sectors including news media, nonprofits, labor unions, and academic institutions. The bill aims to support local journalism, protect digital content providers, and improve civic information access for Oregonians.
Sponsors (15)
Lew Frederick (D)*,
Sara Gelser Blouin (D)*,
Jeff Golden (D)*,
Chris Gorsek (D)*,
Kayse Jama (D)*,
James Manning (D)*,
Katherine Pham (D)*,
Lisa Reynolds (D)*,
Jules Walters (D)*,
Ben Bowman (D),
Wlnsvey Campos (D),
Farrah Chaichi (D),
Mark Gamba (D),
Courtney Neron Misslin (D),
Deb Patterson (D),
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment. (on 06/27/2025)
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