Relating to dental licensure examinations; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Allows Oregon Board of Dentistry to accept results of national standardized examinations under specified circumstances when determining fitness of applicant to practice dentistry or dental hygiene . Requires board to accept results from regional and national testing agencies for laboratory and clinical examinations under specified circumstances. Requires board, for certain applicants for licensure, to accept results of clinical board examinations from regional and national testing agencies. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 21, 2019
Signed Jun 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2019 · House Jun 4, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 11, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 20, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
upper
Jun 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.
lower
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fred Girod
RRepublican
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
Co
Cedric Hayden
RRepublican
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