---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to parentage."
description: "Modifies laws regarding establishment of parentage of child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 512"
citation: "Oregon SB 512 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-10T19:48:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54987ece-4b47-44ce-b820-0b57c5e00e72"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB512"
source_hash: "6de47a4caa827879cb05c59fb5489d65283eb3ed499e20b62ff06abde0a31790"
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 512 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to parentage.

Modifies laws regarding establishment of parentage of child.

## 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/SB512/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB512/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB512/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB512/B-Engrossed)
5. **C-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB512/C-Engrossed)
6. **House Amendments to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB512/House Amendments to B-Engrossed)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB512/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB512/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. — **24–5** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **19–1** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **49–10** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **20–2** (pass) · legislature
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **20–6** (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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-25T22:07:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-25T22:07:24+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-06-07T21:23:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21T15:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2017-06-21T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-23T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-26T21:50:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-27T18:12:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-28T18:19:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-28T18:43:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-29T15:23:47+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-01T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-07-04T18:22:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-05T15:25:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-06T23:35:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-07T18:43:36+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-07-18T17:41:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-18T18:05:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-08-02T16:48:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-10T19:45:50+00:00** Chapter 651, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-08-10T19:48:19+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2018.
- **2017-04-10T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54987ece-4b47-44ce-b820-0b57c5e00e72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).