Became law as Chapter 350, Oregon Laws 2019, signed June 11, 2019, 110 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2020.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 823
Requires health care employer to conduct comprehensive security and safety evaluation using state or nationally recognized workplace violence prevention toolkit.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Makes it unlawful employment practice for health care employer to retaliate against employee who makes good faith report of assault that occurred on premises of health care provider or in home of patient receiving home health care services.</i>] <i>Requires health care employer to hire security personnel to provide security services, at all times, in emergency care department of hospital.</i>] <b>Requires health care employer to conduct comprehensive security and safety evaluation using state or nationally recognized workplace violence prevention toolkit. Requires employer to conduct evaluation by June 30, 2021. Requires employer to report to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services by December 31, 2021, as to whether employer has conducted evaluation. Requires director to compile report summarizing employer compliance and submit report to committees of Legislative Assembly related to health care by March 22, 2022. Sunsets provisions June 30, 2022. Makes unlawful employment practice for person to discriminate against employee or prospective employee because employee or prospective employee has reported in good faith assault that occurred on premises of health care employer or in home of patient receiving home health care services. Requires health care employer to establish, in coordination with health care employer's workplace safety committee, process by which committee shall review health care employer's assault prevention and protection program.</b> Requires health care employer to generate and make available to <i>public</i>] <b>requesting employee or workplace safety committee</b> <i>annual</i>] report that summarizes <b>information regarding</b> <i>records of</i>] assaults committed against employees <b>and regarding work-related injuries and illnesses</b>. <i>Requires health care employer to submit report to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services no later than December 31 of each year.</i>] <i>Requires health care employer that has information regarding assault committed by patient on premises of health care employer to include in patient's medical record description of assault and any other information relating to patient's high risk for assaultive behavior.</i>].
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 21 to June 17, 2019, 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 action22 actions on 20 days
In the SenateFeb 21 to Apr 2260 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 21 to Feb 254 days
Health CareFeb 25 to Apr 1751 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 22 to Jun 342 days
Waiting for a committeeApr 22 to Apr 264 days
Health CareApr 26 to May 2327 days
With the GovernorJun 3 to Jun 118 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading23–4
Passed · Apr 22 · 3 present
House of Representatives, third reading57–0
Passed · Jun 3 · 3 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 17
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 21 – Apr 22
- Feb 21Introduced
- Feb 25Sent to Health Care
- Mar 20Heard in Health Care
- Apr 3Heard in Health Care
- Apr 8Heard in Health Care
- Apr 17Health Care recommended it as amended
- Apr 18Read a second time
- Apr 22Passed the Senate, 23 to 4
In the House of Representatives Apr 23 – Jun 3
- Apr 23Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Apr 26Sent to Health Care
- May 16Heard in Health Care
- May 23Health Care recommended it
- May 28Read a second time
- Jun 3Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 0
To the Governor Jun 4 – Jun 17
- Jun 4Signed in the Senate
- Jun 5Signed in the House of Representatives
- Jun 11Signed by the Governor
- Jun 17Became chapter 350 of Oregon Laws 2019
- In force from January 1, 2020
All 22 actions, as published
- Feb 21Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 25Referred to Health Care, then Workforce.Senate
- Mar 20Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 3Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Workforce be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 17Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.Senate
- Apr 18Second reading.Senate
- Apr 22Third reading. Carried by Monnes Anderson. Passed.Senate
- Apr 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Apr 26Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
- May 16Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
- May 23Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
- May 28Second reading.House of Representatives
- May 29Carried over to May 30, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.House of Representatives
- May 30Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2019 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Jun 3Third reading. Carried by Prusak. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jun 4President signed.Senate
- Jun 5Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jun 11Governor signed.Senate
- Jun 17Chapter 350, 2019 Laws.Senate
- Jun 17Effective date, January 1, 2020.Senate