Oregon 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1523 — Relating to records of live birth; and declaring an emergency.

Last action — Effective date, March 20, 2024.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tina Kotek (Democratic) on March 20, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Digest: The Act allows an adult who applies to a state agency to access a sealed original birth record to ask the state agency to add or change the name of a biological parent. Takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Allows a person at least 21 years of age who opens a sealed original record of live birth via an application to apply to the Center of Health Statistics to add or change the name of a biological parent on the original record of live birth. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective date, March 20, 2024.

  2. Chapter 21, 2024 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Speaker signed.

  5. President signed.

  6. Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed.

  7. Rules suspended. Carried over to February 29, 2024 Calendar.

  8. Second reading.

  9. Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. Work Session held.

  11. Public Hearing held.

  12. Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.

  13. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  14. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.

  15. Second reading.

  16. Recommendation: Do pass.

  17. Public Hearing and Work Session held.

  18. Referred to Human Services.

  19. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (90)

90 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed.

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Republican 18001
Democrat 31000
Total 58002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Brian Stout — Yea
Charlie Conrad — Yea
Christine Goodwin — Yea
Courtney Neron — Yea
Dan Rayfield — Yea
James Hieb — Yea
Janelle Bynum — Yea
Maxine Dexter — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
Tracy Cramer — Not Voting
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Annessa Hartman Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Dacia Grayber Democrat Yea
Daniel Nguyen Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Hai Pham Democrat Yea
Hoa Nguyen Democrat Yea
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Khanh Pham Democrat Yea
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Thuy Tran Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Anna Scharf Republican Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Yea
Dwayne Yunker Republican Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Yea
Emily McIntire Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Yea
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Not Voting
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

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Heard and Reported Out

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 1001
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Courtney Neron — Yea
James Hieb — Yea
Tracy Cramer — Yea
Annessa Hartman Democrat Yea
Hoa Nguyen Democrat Yea
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Anna Scharf Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea

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Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.

Passed 28 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13000
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 8200
Total 28200
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Sen Steiner — Yea
Aaron Woods — Yea
Art Robinson — Yea
Bill Hansell — Yea
Brian Boquist — Nay
Dennis Linthicum — Nay
Lynn Findley — Yea
Michael Dembrow — Yea
Sara Gelser — Yea
Tim Knopp — Yea
Chris Gorsek Democrat Yea
Deb Patterson Democrat Yea
Floyd Prozanski Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Jeff Golden Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Kathleen Taylor Democrat Yea
Kayse Jama Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Mark Meek Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Cedric Hayden Republican Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Yea
David Brock Smith Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Kim Thatcher Republican Yea
Suzanne Weber Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1523 do?
Digest: The Act allows an adult who applies to a state agency to access a sealed original birth record to ask the state agency to add or change the name of a biological parent. Takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Allows a person at least 21 years of age who opens a sealed original record of live birth via an application to apply to the Center of Health Statistics to add or change the name of a biological parent on the original record of live birth. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What is the current status of SB 1523?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2024. Enacted.
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