83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly

{{Short description|Session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox Legislative Session

| name = 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly

| image = Oregon State Capitol 1.jpg

| caption = The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007

| body = Oregon Legislative Assembly

| country = United States

| state = Oregon

| meeting_place = Oregon State Capitol

| term = 2025–2027

| before = 82nd Legislative Assembly

| after =

| website = [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/ www.oregonlegislature.gov]

| chamber1 = Oregon State Senate

| membership1 = 30 Senators

| control1 = Democratic

| chamber1_image =

| chamber1_leader1_type = Senate President

| chamber1_leader1 = Rob Wagner (D)

| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber1_leader2 = Kayse Jama (D){{cite news|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/19/oregon-politics-christine-drazan-republicans-house-senate-democrats-government/|title=Oregon lawmakers shake up leadership roles ahead of 2025 session|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting|date=November 19, 2024|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = Daniel Bonham (R)

| chamber2 = Oregon House of Representatives

| membership2 = 60 Representatives

| control2 = Democratic

| chamber2_image =

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker of the House

| chamber2_leader1 = Julie Fahey (D)

| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Ben Bowman (D)

| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader3 = Christine Drazan (R)

}}

The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began on January 21, 2025.{{Cite web |title=Legislative Calendar Home Page |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/calendar/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.oregonlegislature.gov |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926150221/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/calendar |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Oregon Secretary of State |url=https://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOUSE&map=CTY |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=results.oregonvotes.gov |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629100926/https://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOUSE&map=CTY |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield Passes the Baton |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/rayfield/Documents/Oregon%20House%20Speaker%20Dan%20Rayfield%20Passes%20the%20Baton.pdf |access-date=November 7, 2024 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523010120/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/rayfield/Documents/Oregon%20House%20Speaker%20Dan%20Rayfield%20Passes%20the%20Baton.pdf |url-status=live }} Democrats netted one seat in both the House and the Senate to win a three-fifths supermajority in both chambers, which is required to pass new taxes or update existing taxes.{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/11/democrats-win-supermajority-in-oregon-house-as-munoz-scores-upset-in-woodburn-area-district.html|title=Democrats win supermajority in Oregon House as Muñoz scores upset in Woodburn-area district|publisher=The Oregonian|date=November 27, 2024|access-date=November 27, 2024|last=Edge|first=Sami|archive-date=November 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128030938/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/11/democrats-win-supermajority-in-oregon-house-as-munoz-scores-upset-in-woodburn-area-district.html|url-status=live}} However, they fell short of the two-thirds majority required to unilaterally meet quorum in both houses, needing 2 more seats in the Senate and 4 more seats in the House.