Oregon Bill to Require Big Tech to Pay Local Newsrooms Dies in Final Days of Session

Tech giants win again as Oregon bill to save local news dies

An Oregon policy that could have created a model for saving local journalism died in Legislature, amid another round of newsroom layoffs in the state.

Oregon bill to require big tech to pay local newsrooms dies in final days of session

The bill’s defeat is a major win for Google, Meta and tech industry groups.

Bill requiring big tech to pay for Oregon news fails to pass Senate

A bill that would require big tech companies to compensate Oregon newsrooms for sharing the local journalism on their platforms appears to have died. In a 15-14 vote, Senate Bill 686 failed to pass the floor of the Oregon Senate on Tuesday. Eleven Republicans and four Democrats voted no, but Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama, D-Portland, subsequently changed his vote from a no to a yes to refer the bill back to a committee for further review.Les…

Oregon Senate rejects bill making big tech pay for local journalism as session end nears

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Oregon bill requiring big tech companies to pay local newsrooms fails in Senate

The Senate sent the bill back to committee for reconsideration. The bill's sponsor said she would reintroduce the bill in 2026.

Oregon Senate rejects bill making big tech pay for local journalism as session end nears • Oregon Capital Chronicle

News stands outside Uwajimaya Asian Market in Beaverton on June 13, 2025. A bill that would require tech companies to compensate Oregon newsrooms like these failed to pass the Oregon Senate on Tuesday. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle)A novel proposal that would mandate tech companies to pay local journalism outlets for using their news content failed to gain steam in its first floor vote in the Oregon Senate on Tuesday, effectively killi…