---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to superintendents of state institutions; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Removes requirement that superintendents of certain state institutions administered by Oregon Health Authority and Department of Corrections designate chief medical officer of institution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "Oregon SB 17 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-16T16:49:20+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57677100-1cb9-4a1c-b57f-308b7ebe9bf4"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB17"
source_hash: "e9a64591aa9a30b19270f523a1166868564b7a989e840bc81c57a7718c01d445"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 17 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to superintendents of state institutions; and declaring an emergency.

Removes requirement that superintendents of certain state institutions administered by Oregon Health Authority and Department of Corrections designate chief medical officer of institution.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB17/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB17/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Piluso. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17T16:06:43+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-02-13T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-02-16T17:17:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16T19:14:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21T18:18:20+00:00** Carried over to 02-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-02-23T19:37:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-27T16:34:19+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02T16:45:00+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-04T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-10T22:54:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-11T15:55:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 16, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-16T18:59:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-17T19:03:22+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-18T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-22T19:50:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-23T18:38:49+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-24T21:56:50+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-25T22:18:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Piluso. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-30T21:54:06+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-31T21:05:44+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-06T19:26:14+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-16T16:32:18+00:00** Chapter 223, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-06-16T16:49:20+00:00** Effective date, June 6, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57677100-1cb9-4a1c-b57f-308b7ebe9bf4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).