SB 917 is sponsored by John Lively (Democrat), Dick Anderson (Republican), Jennifer Williamson, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Ron Noble, Tiffiny Mitchell, and Sara Gelser.

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Oregon 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 917 — Relating to employers of care providers.

Last action June 21, 2019 — Effective date, January 1, 2020.

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
7 sponsors

2 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

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Action History

June 21, 2019
Effective date, January 1, 2020.
June 21, 2019
Chapter 381, 2019 Laws.
June 13, 2019
Governor signed.
June 07, 2019
Speaker signed.
June 06, 2019
President signed.
June 05, 2019
Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
May 30, 2019
Third reading. Carried by Mitchell, Helt. Passed.
May 30, 2019
Carried over to May 30, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
May 29, 2019
Carried over to May 29, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
May 27, 2019
Carried over to May 28, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
May 24, 2019
Carried over to May 27, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
May 22, 2019
Second reading.
May 21, 2019
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
May 15, 2019
Work Session held.
May 08, 2019
Public Hearing held.
May 02, 2019
Referred to Human Services and Housing.
April 25, 2019
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
April 24, 2019
Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
April 23, 2019
Second reading.
April 22, 2019
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
April 22, 2019
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
April 09, 2019
Work Session held.
March 28, 2019
Work Session cancelled.
March 07, 2019
Public Hearing held.
February 28, 2019
Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means.
February 28, 2019
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 83 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

John Lively Democrat
Sara Gelser

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (83)

83 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.

June 05, 2019

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	21	0	0	0
Democrat	6	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	29	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (29)

Member	Party	Vote
Alan Olsen	—	Yea
Arnie Roblan	—	Yea
Betsy Johnson	—	Yea
Bill Hansell	—	Yea
Brian Boquist	—	Yea
Chuck Riley	—	Yea
Chuck Thomsen	—	Yea
Cliff Bentz	—	Yea
Dallas Heard	—	Yea
Dennis Linthicum	—	Yea
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward	—	Yea
Ginny Burdick	—	Yea
Herman Baertschiger Jr.	—	Yea
Laurie Monnes Anderson	—	Yea
Lee Beyer	—	Yea
Mark Hass	—	Yea
Michael Dembrow	—	Yea
Peter Courtney	—	Yea
Sara Gelser	—	Yea
Shemia Fagan	—	Yea
Tim Knopp	—	Yea
Floyd Prozanski	Democrat	Yea
James Manning Jr.	Democrat	Yea
Jeff Golden	Democrat	Yea
Kathleen Taylor	Democrat	Yea
Lew Frederick	Democrat	Yea
Rob Wagner	Democrat	Yea
Fred Girod	Republican	Yea
Kim Thatcher	Republican	Yea

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Third reading. Carried by Mitchell, Helt. Passed.

May 30, 2019

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	36	0	0	1
Democrat	14	0	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	0
Total	59	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	2%

How each member voted (60)

Member	Party	Vote
Alissa Keny-Guyer	—	Yea
Andrea Salinas	—	Yea
Anna Williams	—	Yea
Barbara Smith Warner	—	Yea
Bill Post	—	Yea
Brad Witt	—	Yea
Brian Clem	—	Yea
Caddy McKeown	—	Yea
Carl Wilson	—	Yea
Carla Piluso	—	Yea
Cheri Helt	—	Yea
Courtney Neron	—	Yea
Dan Rayfield	—	Not Voting
Denyc Boles	—	Yea
Diego Hernandez	—	Yea
Duane Stark	—	Yea
Gary Leif	—	Yea
Greg Barreto	—	Yea
Jack Zika	—	Yea
Janelle Bynum	—	Yea
Jeff Barker	—	Yea
Jeff Reardon	—	Yea
Jennifer Williamson	—	Yea
Karin Power	—	Yea
Lynn Findley	—	Yea
Margaret Doherty	—	Yea
Marty Wilde	—	Yea
Mike Nearman	—	Yea
Mitch Greenlick	—	Yea
Paul Holvey	—	Yea
Rachel Prusak	—	Yea
Ron Noble	—	Yea
Sheri Schouten	—	Yea
Sherrie Sprenger	—	Yea
Teresa Alonso Leon	—	Yea
Tiffiny Mitchell	—	Yea
Tina Kotek	—	Yea
Chris Gorsek	Democrat	Yea
David Gomberg	Democrat	Yea
Janeen Sollman	Democrat	Yea
John Lively	Democrat	Yea
Julie Fahey	Democrat	Yea
Ken Helm	Democrat	Yea
Mark Meek	Democrat	Yea
Nancy Nathanson	Democrat	Yea
Pam Marsh	Democrat	Yea
Paul Evans	Democrat	Yea
Rob Nosse	Democrat	Yea
Sue Rieke Smith	Democrat	Yea
Susan McLain	Democrat	Yea
Tawna Sanchez	Democrat	Yea
Cedric Hayden	Republican	Yea
Christine Drazan	Republican	Yea
Daniel Bonham	Republican	Yea
David Brock Smith	Republican	Yea
E. Werner Reschke	Republican	Yea
Kim Wallan	Republican	Yea
Mike McLane	Republican	Yea
Rick Lewis	Republican	Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis	Republican	Yea

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Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

May 15, 2019

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	0
Democrat	2	0	0	0
Total	9	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Alissa Keny-Guyer	—	Yea
Anna Williams	—	Yea
Cheri Helt	—	Yea
Jack Zika	—	Yea
Ron Noble	—	Yea
Sheri Schouten	—	Yea
Tiffiny Mitchell	—	Yea
Mark Meek	Democrat	Yea
Tawna Sanchez	Democrat	Yea

Official roll call →

Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.

April 24, 2019

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	21	0	0	1
Democrat	6	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	29	0	0	1
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (30)

Member	Party	Vote
Alan Olsen	—	Yea
Arnie Roblan	—	Yea
Betsy Johnson	—	Yea
Bill Hansell	—	Yea
Brian Boquist	—	Yea
Chuck Riley	—	Yea
Chuck Thomsen	—	Yea
Cliff Bentz	—	Yea
Dallas Heard	—	Yea
Dennis Linthicum	—	Yea
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward	—	Yea
Ginny Burdick	—	Yea
Herman Baertschiger Jr.	—	Yea
Jackie Winters	—	Not Voting
Laurie Monnes Anderson	—	Yea
Lee Beyer	—	Yea
Mark Hass	—	Yea
Michael Dembrow	—	Yea
Peter Courtney	—	Yea
Sara Gelser	—	Yea
Shemia Fagan	—	Yea
Tim Knopp	—	Yea
Floyd Prozanski	Democrat	Yea
James Manning Jr.	Democrat	Yea
Jeff Golden	Democrat	Yea
Kathleen Taylor	Democrat	Yea
Lew Frederick	Democrat	Yea
Rob Wagner	Democrat	Yea
Fred Girod	Republican	Yea
Kim Thatcher	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

April 09, 2019

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	0	0	1
Total	4	0	0	1
% of votes cast	80%	0%	0%	20%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Dallas Heard	—	Yea
Laurie Monnes Anderson	—	Yea
Sara Gelser	—	Yea
Shemia Fagan	—	Not Voting
Tim Knopp	—	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety labor

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 917 do?: 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.
Who sponsors SB 917?: SB 917 is sponsored by John Lively (Democrat), Dick Anderson (Republican), Jennifer Williamson, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Ron Noble, Tiffiny Mitchell, and Sara Gelser.
What is the current status of SB 917?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 917
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 28, 2019
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: John Lively

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