Oregon Senate Bill 1562 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 4 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-04 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter license to qualified applicant. Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter license to qualified applicant. Defines "sign language interpreter." Prohibits unlicensed provision of signed language interpretation services. Creates exceptions to prohibition. Allows office to impose discipline for certain violations. Directs office to provide administrative and regulatory oversight to sign language interpreter program. Establishes State Board of Sign Language Interpreters within office. Imposes civil penalty for violation of licensure requirements. Becomes operative January 1, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to sign language interpreters; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Richard Anderson [R]

Rep. Dan Rayfield [D]

Sen. Bill Hansell [R]

Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]

2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass and requesting referral to Ways and Means (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-04	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2022-02-14	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
2022-02-14	Senate	Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
2022-02-10	Senate	Work Session held.
2022-02-08	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2022-02-01	Senate	Referred to Labor and Business.
2022-02-01	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1562
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1562/Introduced
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/33612