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2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 106

Creates Public Records Advocate and Public Records Advisory Council.

Became law as Chapter 728, Oregon Laws 2017, signed August 15, 2017, 218 days after it was filed. In force from August 15, 2017.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Creates Public Records Advocate and Public Records Advisory Council. Directs Public Records Advocate to provide facilitated dispute resolution services to facilitate resolution of disputes between requesters of public records and state agencies or cities concerning disclosure of public records. Directs Public Records Advocate to provide training for state agencies and local government bodies on disclosure requirements and best practices for processing and responding to requests to inspect public records. Authorizes Public Records Advocate, upon request, to provide guidance and advice on public records processing and exemptions. Directs Public Records Advisory Council to study issues that arise under the public records law and at least once each biennium to provide written recommendations to Governor and Legislative Assembly on effectiveness and fairness of public records law and public bodies' implementation of public records law requirements. Sunsets council on January 1, 2021. Provides that Public Record Advocate's duties become operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

January 9 to August 23, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action28 actions on 21 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Jul 3175 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 178 days

Ways and MeansApr 14 to Jun 18 · moved on65 days

General GovernmentJun 18 to Jun 27 · moved on9 days

Ways and MeansJun 27 to Jun 303 days

In the House of RepresentativesJul 3 to Jul 74 days

Waiting for a committeeJul 3 to Jul 52 days

Ways and MeansJul 5 to Jul 61 day

With the GovernorJul 7 to Aug 1539 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading17–11

    Passed · Jul 3 · 2 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading49–11

    Passed · Jul 7

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 14

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 30

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 9 – Jul 3

  1. Introduced
  2. Sent to General Government and Accountability
  3. Heard in General Government and Accountability
  4. Heard in General Government and Accountability
  5. Heard in General Government and Accountability
  6. Heard in General Government and Accountability
  7. General Government and Accountability recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  8. Sent to Ways and Means
  9. Sent to General Government Subcommittee
  10. Heard in General Government Subcommittee
  11. Heard in General Government Subcommittee
  12. Returned to Ways and Means
  13. Heard in Ways and Means
  14. Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  15. Read a second time
  16. Passed the Senate, 17 to 11

In the House of Representatives Jul 5 – Jul 7

  1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the House of Representatives, 49 to 11

To the Governor Jul 18 – Aug 23

  1. Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became chapter 728 of Oregon Laws 2017
  5. In force from August 15, 2017
All 28 actions, as published