HB 2019 — Designates August 25 of each year as Oregon Adoption Day.
Last action — Chapter Number Assigned
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 29, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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20 sponsors
4 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (13 R · 6 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
Designates August 25 as Oregon Adoption Day to celebrate adoption.
This bill establishes August 25 each year as Oregon Adoption Day. It aims to celebrate and raise awareness about adoption.
Summary
Digest: Creates a new state day to celebrate adoption. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Designates August 25 of each year as Oregon Adoption Day. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill Text
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Read HB 2019 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Lucetta Elmer · Primary
- Rob Nosse · Primary
- E. Werner Reschke · Cosponsor
- Bobby Levy · Cosponsor
- Dwayne Yunker · Primary
- Anna Scharf · Cosponsor
- Virgle Osborne · Primary
- Darcey Edwards · Cosponsor
- Shelly Boshart Davis · Cosponsor
- Court Boice · Cosponsor
- Boomer Wright · Cosponsor
- Annessa Hartman · Cosponsor
- Travis Nelson · Cosponsor
- David Brock Smith · Cosponsor
- James Manning Jr. · Cosponsor
- Jeff Golden · Cosponsor
- Deb Patterson · Cosponsor
- Bruce Starr · Cosponsor
- Courtney Neron · Cosponsor
- Christine Drazan · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 70 not signed on
Sponsors (4)
- Lucetta Elmer Republican
- Rob Nosse Democrat
- Dwayne Yunker Republican
- Virgle Osborne Republican
Co-sponsors (16)
- E. Werner Reschke Republican
- Bobby Levy Republican
- Anna Scharf Republican
- Darcey Edwards Republican
- Shelly Boshart Davis Republican
- Court Boice Republican
- Boomer Wright Republican
- Annessa Hartman Democrat
- Travis Nelson Democrat
- David Brock Smith Republican
- James Manning Jr. Democrat
- Jeff Golden Democrat
- Deb Patterson Democrat
- Bruce Starr Republican
- Courtney Neron
- Christine Drazan Republican
Not signed on (70)
70 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 70 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Courtney Neron Misslin | 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 |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen H | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Rep Neron | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy B | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen D | — | Yea |
| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Rep Munoz | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Watanabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alek Skarlatos | Republican | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Yea |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Yea |
| Court Boice | Republican | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Yea |
| Dwayne Yunker | Republican | Yea |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Yea |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2019 do?
- Digest: Creates a new state day to celebrate adoption. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Designates August 25 of each year as Oregon Adoption Day. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
- Who sponsors HB 2019?
- HB 2019 is sponsored by Lucetta Elmer (Republican), Rob Nosse (Democrat), E. Werner Reschke (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Dwayne Yunker (Republican), Anna Scharf (Republican), Virgle Osborne (Republican), Darcey Edwards (Republican), Shelly Boshart Davis (Republican), Court Boice (Republican), Boomer Wright (Republican), Annessa Hartman (Democrat), Travis Nelson (Democrat), David Brock Smith (Republican), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Jeff Golden (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Bruce Starr (Republican), Courtney Neron, and Christine Drazan (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 2019?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 29, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 2019?
- Track HB 2019 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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