Oregon House Bill 2589 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Passed on May 10 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-10 - Chapter 71, (2019 Laws): Effective date May 6, 2019.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Clarifies that sexual orientation is not considered physical or mental impairment and that individual does not have disability solely by reason of individual's sexual orientation. Clarifies that sexual orientation and transgender status are] is not considered physical or mental impairments] impairment and that individual does not have disability solely by reason of individual's sexual orientation. Removes provision that employer may not be found to have engaged in unlawful employment practice solely because employer fails to provide reasonable accommodation to individual for disability arising out of individual's transgender status. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to discrimination on the basis of disability; and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]	Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]
Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]	Rep. John Lively [D]	Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Rep. Caddy McKeown [D]
Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]	Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Rep. Barbara Warner [D]
Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]	Rep. Jennifer Williamson [D]
Sen. Ginny Burdick [D]	Sen. James Manning [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]

2019-04-25 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-22 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 58 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-04 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-10	House	Chapter 71, (2019 Laws): Effective date May 6, 2019.
2019-05-06	House	Governor signed.
2019-04-29	Senate	President signed.
2019-04-29	House	Speaker signed.
2019-04-25	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Winters.
2019-04-24	Senate	Second reading.
2019-04-24	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2019-04-22	Senate	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-03-15	Senate	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-03-14	Senate	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2019-03-13	House	Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. Ayes, 58; Nays, 2--Nearman, Reschke.
2019-03-12	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to March 13, 2019 Calendar.
2019-03-11	House	Second reading.
2019-03-07	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2019-03-04	House	Work Session held.
2019-02-26	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-15	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/HB2589
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28061
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=449151
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29103
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=461924