Oregon Senate Bill 1543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-1)
Status: Passed on April 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-01 - Effective date, March 23, 2022.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for nonprofit organization that addresses and executes worker relief to serve as fiscal agent to award grants to organizations to provide services related to immigration matters through universal representation program. Provides for nonprofit organization that addresses and executes worker relief to serve as fiscal agent to award grants to organizations to provide services related to immigration matters through universal representation program. Requires fiscal agent to report annually to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly, Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Legislative Fiscal Officer. Directs Chief Justice of Supreme Court to transfer funds to Oregon State Bar for use by Legal Services Program to provide legal services to individuals on immigration matters and related matters. Establishes Universal Representation Fund in State Treasury. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for purposes of deposit in Universal Representation Fund. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Judicial Department for purposes of transfer to Oregon State Bar. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to universal representation; and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Katherine Lieber [D]	Sen. Kayse Jama [D]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]
Sen. James Manning [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]	Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]	Rep. Khanh Pham [D]
Rep. Andrea Valderrama [D]	Sen. Rachel Armitage [D]	Sen. Leslee Beyer [D]	Sen. Lew Frederick [D]
Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. Jeffrey Golden [D]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]	Sen. Akasha Lawrence Spence [D]
Sen. Deb Patterson [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]
Rep. Janelle Bynum [D]	Sen. Wlnsvey Campos [D]	Rep. Maxine Dexter [D]	Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]
Rep. Dacia Grayber [D]	Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. Chris Hoy [D]	Rep. Zach Hudson [D]
Rep. Jason Kropf [D]	Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Rep. Susan McLain [D]	Sen. Mark Meek [D]
Rep. Travis Nelson [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]
Rep. Jeff Reardon [D]	Rep. Lisa Reynolds [D]	Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Rep. Gregory Smith [R]
Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]

2022-03-03 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass and refer to Ways and Means by prior reference (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-01	Senate	Effective date, March 23, 2022.
2022-04-01	Senate	Chapter 88, 2022 Laws.
2022-03-24	Senate	Governor signed.
2022-03-08	House	Speaker signed.
2022-03-04	Senate	President signed.
2022-03-03	House	Vote explanation(s) filed by Scharf.
2022-03-03	House	Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. Ayes, 38; Nays, 21--Bonham, Breese-Iverson, Cate, George, Goodwin, Hayden, Hieb, Levy, Lewis, Moore-Green, Morgan, Noble, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Smith DB, Stark, Wallan, Weber, Wright, Zika; Excused, 1--Boshart Davis.
2022-03-02	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to March 3, 2022 Calendar.
2022-03-01	House	Second reading.
2022-03-01	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2022-02-28	House	Referred to Ways and Means.
2022-02-28	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2022-02-28	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 8--Anderson, Findley, Girod, Kennemer, Knopp, Linthicum, Thatcher, Thomsen; Absent, 2--Hansell, Heard; Excused, 3--Boquist, Frederick, Robinson.
2022-02-25	Senate	Second reading.
2022-02-24	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2022-02-23	Senate	Work Session held.
2022-02-21	Senate	Returned to Full Committee.
2022-02-21	Senate	Work Session held.
2022-02-18	Senate	Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
2022-02-14	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2022-02-14	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2022-02-10	Senate	Work Session held.
2022-02-09	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2022-02-01	Senate	Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation, then Ways and Means.
2022-02-01	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1543
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1543/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1543/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1543/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1543/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/33606
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/33778
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=544928
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=545504