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2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 917

Prohibits long term care facilities, residential facilities, adult foster homes, child care facilities, child-caring agencies, foster homes, youth care centers, youth offender foster homes or other entities that are licensed, certified or registered to provide care to children, youth, individuals with disabilities or older adults from interfering with good faith disclosure of information by employees or volunteers about abuse or mistreatment of individuals cared for by entity, violations of state or federal laws or other practice that threatens health and safety of individuals cared for by entity, to regulatory agencies, law enforcement authorities, persons acting on behalf of individual and other specified individuals.

Became law as Chapter 381, Oregon Laws 2019, signed June 13, 2019, 105 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2020.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Prohibits long term care facilities, residential facilities, adult foster homes, child care facilities, child-caring agencies, foster homes, youth care centers, youth offender foster homes or other entities that are licensed, certified or registered to provide care to children, youth, individuals with disabilities or older adults from interfering with good faith disclosure of information by employees or volunteers about abuse or mistreatment of individuals cared for by entity, violations of state or federal laws or other practice that threatens health and safety of individuals cared for by entity, to regulatory agencies, law enforcement authorities, persons acting on behalf of individual and other specified individuals. Makes interfering with disclosure of information specified in Act unlawful employment practice.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Laurie Monnes Anderson

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Tiffiny Mitchell, Ron Noble, Jennifer Williamson, Alissa Keny-Guyer

Its course

February 28 to June 21, 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 action26 actions on 23 days

In the SenateFeb 28 to Apr 2455 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Feb 280 days

Human ServicesFeb 28 to Apr 2253 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 24 to May 3036 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 24 to May 28 days

Human Services and HousingMay 2 to May 2119 days

Back in the SenateMay 30 to Jun 67 days

With the GovernorJun 6 to Jun 137 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Apr 24 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading59–0

    Passed · May 30 · 1 present

  • Senate, concurrence29–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 5

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 22

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 21

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 28 – Apr 24

  1. Feb 28Introduced
  2. Sent to Human Services
  3. Mar 7Heard in Human Services
  4. Apr 9Heard in Human Services
  5. Apr 22Human Services recommended it as amended
  6. Apr 23Read a second time
  7. Apr 24Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

In the House of Representatives Apr 25 – May 30

  1. Apr 25Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. May 2Sent to Human Services and Housing
  3. May 8Heard in Human Services and Housing
  4. May 15Heard in Human Services and Housing
  5. May 21Human Services and Housing recommended it as amended
  6. May 22Read a second time
  7. May 30Passed the House of Representatives, 59 to 0

Back in the Senate Jun 5 – Jun 6

  1. Jun 5The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 29 to 0
  2. Jun 6Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 7 – Jun 21

  1. Jun 7Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 13Signed by the Governor
  3. Jun 21Became chapter 381 of Oregon Laws 2019
  4. In force from January 1, 2020
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Feb 28Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 28Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Mar 7Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 28Work Session cancelled.Senate
  5. Apr 9Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 22Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Apr 22Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.Senate
  8. Apr 23Second reading.Senate
  9. Apr 24Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.Senate
  10. Apr 25First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  11. May 2Referred to Human Services and Housing.House of Representatives
  12. May 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  13. May 15Work Session held.House of Representatives
  14. May 21Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  15. May 22Second reading.House of Representatives
  16. May 23Carried over to May 27, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.House of Representatives
  17. May 27Carried over to May 28, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.House of Representatives
  18. May 28Carried over to May 29, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.House of Representatives
  19. May 29Carried over to May 30, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.House of Representatives
  20. May 30Third reading. Carried by Mitchell, Helt. Passed.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 5Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.Senate
  22. Jun 6President signed.Senate
  23. Jun 7Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  24. Jun 13Governor signed.Senate
  25. Jun 21Chapter 381, 2019 Laws.Senate
  26. Jun 21Effective date, January 1, 2020.Senate