l9n/ Oregon

2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1562

Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter license to qualified applicant.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on March 4, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter license to qualified applicant. Defines "sign language interpreter." Prohibits unlicensed provision of signed language interpretation services. Creates exceptions to prohibition. Allows office to impose discipline for certain violations. Directs office to provide administrative and regulatory oversight to sign language interpreter program. Establishes State Board of Sign Language Interpreters within office. Imposes civil penalty for violation of licensure requirements. Becomes operative January 1, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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

Janeen Sollman

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 1 to March 4, 2022, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the SenateFeb 1 to Mar 4 · stopped31 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 1 to Feb 10 days

Labor and BusinessFeb 1 to Feb 1413 days

Ways and MeansFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 days

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 1 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 1Introduced
  2. Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Feb 8Heard in Labor and Business
  4. Feb 10Heard in Labor and Business
  5. Feb 14Labor and Business recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Mar 4Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 1Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 1Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
  3. Feb 8Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 10Work Session held.Senate
  5. Feb 14Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  6. Feb 14Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  7. Mar 4In committee upon adjournment.Senate