Oregon House Bill 2601 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Passed on June 10 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-10 - Chapter 198, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Limits guardian's authority to limit protected person's preferred associations with third parties. Permits interested person to move court to review guardian's power to limit protected person's associations and requires court to conduct hearing. Permits court to remove guardian for unreasonably limiting protected person's associations or failing to perform certain duties. Requires guardian to utilize substituted judgment standard for making decisions on behalf of protected person. Permits guardian to utilize best interest standard if guardian is unable to determine protected person's preferences.

Relating to guardianships.

Rep. Nancy Nathanson [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]	Rep. Carla Piluso [D]
Rep. Margaret Doherty [D]	Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]	Rep. David Gomberg [D]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]
Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. John Lively [D]	Rep. Ronald Noble [R]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]
Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]
Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Rep. Bradley Witt [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]
Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. James Manning [D]	Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson [D]
Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward [D]	Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]

2019-05-22 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 27 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-05-14 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-04-08 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-11 - House - House Committee Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Judiciary (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-10	House	Chapter 198, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.
2019-05-30	House	Governor signed.
2019-05-23	Senate	President signed.
2019-05-23	House	Speaker signed.
2019-05-22	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 1--Linthicum; Excused, 2--Olsen, Winters.
2019-05-21	Senate	Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
2019-05-20	Senate	Second reading.
2019-05-20	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2019-05-14	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-05-06	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-23	Senate	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-04-22	Senate	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2019-04-18	House	Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. Ayes, 57; Excused, 3--Barreto, Evans, Marsh.
2019-04-17	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to April 18, 2019 Calendar.
2019-04-16	House	Second reading.
2019-04-15	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2019-04-08	House	Work Session held.
2019-04-05	House	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-04-03	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-03-14	House	Referred to Judiciary by order of Speaker.
2019-03-14	House	Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Judiciary.
2019-03-11	House	Work Session held.
2019-03-06	House	Public Hearing cancelled.
2019-01-18	House	Referred to Human Services and Housing.
2019-01-14	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2601
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2601/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2601/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2601/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2601/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28150
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28754
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=460536
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29445
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=468587