Relating to determining the fitness of individuals to provide care using public funds.
Summary
Requires Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to prescribe by rule criteria for ] to be considered in making fitness determinations ] determination findings of abuse . Provides subject individuals with right to contested case hearing to challenge evaluation of fitness.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 19, 2019
Signed Jun 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2019 · House Jun 18, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
May 14, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Jun 27, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Committee
Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to
Rules.
lower
May 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
May 14, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
May 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed.
upper
May 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules by order of the President.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referrals rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Recommedation: Without recommendation as to passage and rescind subsequent referrals to Judiciary and Ways and Means and be referred to Rules.
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Human Services, then Judiciary, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Gorsek
DDemocratic
P
Sara Gelser Blouin
DDemocratic
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
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