Oregon House Bill 2353 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on June 10 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-10 - Chapter 205, (2019 Laws): Effective date June 4, 2019.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes Attorney General, district attorney or court to award penalty to public records requester, or order fee waiver or fee reduction, if public body responds to request with undue delay or fails to be responsive to request. Authorizes Attorney General, district attorney or court to award penalty to public records requester, plus reasonable attorney fees,] or order fee waiver or fee reduction, if public body responds to request with undue delay or fails to be responsive to request. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to public records; and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Karin Power [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. Cedric Hayden [R]
Sen. Lew Frederick [D]

2019-05-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-05-14 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-04-08 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-10	House	Chapter 205, (2019 Laws): Effective date June 4, 2019.
2019-06-04	House	Governor signed.
2019-05-28	Senate	President signed.
2019-05-28	House	Speaker signed.
2019-05-23	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. Ayes, 26; Excused, 4--Johnson, Olsen, Steiner Hayward, Winters.
2019-05-22	Senate	Second reading.
2019-05-22	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2019-05-14	Senate	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-04-25	Senate	Referred to Business and General Government.
2019-04-24	Senate	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2019-04-23	House	Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. Ayes, 56; Excused, 1--Marsh; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Evans, Nathanson, Speaker Kotek.
2019-04-22	House	Second reading.
2019-04-19	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2019-04-08	House	Work Session held.
2019-03-13	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-18	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-01-14	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2353
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2353/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2353/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2353/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2353/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28750
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=461389
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29448
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=469129