Oregon House Bill 2217 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on July 7 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates Falk-Alfano Act. Prohibits guardian or conservator from restricting protected person's right of communication, visitation or interaction with other persons unless authorized by court order. Authorizes guardian or conservator to move court to restrict person's ability to communicate, visit or interact with protected person with showing of good cause. Allows person or protected person who reasonably believes guardian or conservator has violated court order or abused discretion by restricting access to protected person to move court to allow access or modify or terminate powers of guardian or conservator. Requires guardian or conservator of adult protected person to provide notice to specified persons of certain events or circumstances regarding protected person. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to access to protected persons; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Gene Whisnant [R]

Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]

Sen. Tim Knopp [R]

Rep. Barbara Warner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-07	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2017-02-28	House	Public Hearing held.
2017-01-17	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2017-01-09	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2217
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2217/Introduced