Oregon Senate Republicans end six-week walkout, key bills impacted.

Republican senators in Oregon ended their six-week walkout that blocked hundreds of bills, including some on abortion, transgender health care, and gun safety. The boycott was prompted by a sweeping measure on abortion and gender-affirming care that Republicans said was too extreme. The walkout also blocked the approval of the two-year state budget and a gun-safety measure opposed by the GOP that would increase the purchasing age to 21 for semiautomatic rifles. The longest walkout in the Legislature’s history happened despite voters passing a ballot measure in 2022 that disqualifies lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from reelection.