Oregon Senate Bill 507 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-5)
Status: Passed on June 21 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-21 - Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Specifies certain presumptions as to compensability of covered employee's claim of benefits under workers' compensation law for death, disability or impairment of health . Specifies certain presumptions as to cause of] compensability of covered employee's claim of benefits under workers' compensation law for death, disability or impairment of health of fire service professional, public safety personnel or employee of public or private safety agency with duties related to firefighting, police, ambulance or emergency medical services in claim for benefits related to occupational disease under workers' compensation law]. Specifies standard of evidence necessary for rebuttal of presumption. Provides that insurer or self-insured employer may later deny compensability of claim if exposure to trauma ceases being of real importance or great consequence in causing disability, impairment of health or need for treatment. Defines "covered employee." Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation for certain workers; and prescribing an effective date.

Sen. James Manning [D]	Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Sen. Leslee Beyer [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]
Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson [D]	Sen. Charles Riley [D]
Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward [D]	Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]	Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]
Rep. Margaret Doherty [D]	Rep. Christine Drazan [R]	Rep. Paul Evans [D]	Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]
Rep. David Gomberg [D]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]	Sen. Cedric Hayden [R]	Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]
Sen. Mark Meek [D]	Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell [D]	Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]
Rep. Carla Piluso [D]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]	Sen. David Smith [R]
Rep. Gregory Smith [R]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]	Rep. Jennifer Williamson [D]
Rep. Joseph Zika [R]

2019-06-04 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-05-30 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-05-15 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 26 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-05-06 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-04-04 - Senate - Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage and request referral to Rules (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-21	Senate	Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
2019-06-21	Senate	Chapter 372, 2019 Laws.
2019-06-13	Senate	Governor signed.
2019-06-06	House	Speaker signed.
2019-06-05	Senate	President signed.
2019-06-04	House	Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed. Ayes, 58; Excused, 2--Hernandez, Speaker Kotek.
2019-06-03	House	Second reading.
2019-06-03	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2019-05-30	House	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-05-20	House	Referred to Rules.
2019-05-16	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-05-15	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. Ayes, 26; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Thomsen; Excused, 2--Olsen, Winters.
2019-05-14	Senate	Second reading.
2019-05-13	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2019-05-06	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-05-01	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-11	Senate	Referred to Rules by order of the President.
2019-04-11	Senate	Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
2019-04-04	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-03-19	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-16	Senate	Referred to Workforce.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB507
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB507/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB507/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB507/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB507/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28633
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29272
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=466502
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29758
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=471649