l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4003

Directs the Department of State Police to study the causes of and ways to address the medical examiner shortage, and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than October 1, 2024.

Became law as Chapter 72, Oregon Laws 2024, signed April 4, 2024, 59 days after it was filed. In force from April 4, 2024.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act tells a state agency to study the shortage of MEs in this state. The Act tells the agency to provide the results of the study to the legislature by October 1, 2024. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0). Directs the Department of State Police to study the causes of and ways to address the medical examiner shortage, and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than October 1, 2024. Sunsets on January 2, 2025. Declares an 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 House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Rick Lewis, Christine Goodwin, Rob Nosse, Mark Owens, E. Werner Reschke, Janelle Bynum, James Hieb, Dacia Grayber, Boomer Wright

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    David Brock Smith, Janeen Sollman

    Its course

    February 5 to April 10, 2024, 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 action21 actions on 15 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Feb 149 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

    Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 5 to Feb 138 days

    In the SenateFeb 14 to Feb 2814 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 14 to Feb 151 day

    Health CareFeb 15 to Feb 238 days

    Back in the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Mar 1314 days

    With the GovernorMar 13 to Apr 422 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading59–1

      Passed · Feb 14

    • Senate, third reading27–3

      Passed · Feb 28

    • House of Representatives, concurrence54–1

      Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Mar 6 · 5 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 13

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 23

    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 House of Representatives Feb 5 – Feb 14

    1. Feb 5Introduced
    2. Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
    3. Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    4. Feb 12Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    5. Feb 13Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended
    6. Feb 14Read a second time
    7. Passed the House of Representatives, 59 to 1

    In the Senate Feb 15 – Feb 28

    1. Feb 15Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Health Care
    3. Feb 21Heard in Health Care
    4. Feb 23Health Care recommended it as amended
    5. Feb 26Read a second time
    6. Feb 28Passed the Senate, 27 to 3

    Back in the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Mar 13

    1. Mar 6The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 54 to 1
    2. Mar 13Signed in the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Mar 19 – Apr 10

    1. Mar 19Signed in the Senate
    2. Apr 4Signed by the Governor
    3. Apr 10Became chapter 72 of Oregon Laws 2024, in force from April 4, 2024
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 5Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 13Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 13Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
    7. Feb 14Second reading.House of Representatives
    8. Feb 14Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wallan. Passed.House of Representatives
    9. Feb 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    10. Feb 15Referred to Health Care.Senate
    11. Feb 21Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
    12. Feb 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
    13. Feb 26Second reading.Senate
    14. Feb 27Carried over to 02-28 by unanimous consent.Senate
    15. Feb 28Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.Senate
    16. Feb 28Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.Senate
    17. Mar 6House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
    18. Mar 13Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    19. Mar 19President signed.Senate
    20. Apr 4Governor signed.House of Representatives
    21. Apr 10Chapter 72, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024.House of Representatives