---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Certificates of Good Standing."
description: "Establishes procedures for petitioning for and issuing Certificate of Good Standing.<b> Limits eligibility to persons convicted of nonperson felony or Class A misdemeanor other than person Class A misdemeanor. Requires written verification of successful completion of supervision for certain applicants.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 690"
citation: "Oregon SB 690 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Parrish", "Lew Frederick", "Michael Dembrow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-01T16:35:34+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-04T20:31:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2792409-829d-4aff-88bf-37483805d4cf"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB690"
source_hash: "66bfb62c39afcbead512cf567458290105b3840f4b292d48e67f999a6da0eda5"
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 690 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to Certificates of Good Standing.

Establishes procedures for petitioning for and issuing Certificate of Good Standing.<b> Limits eligibility to persons convicted of nonperson felony or Class A misdemeanor other than person Class A misdemeanor. Requires written verification of successful completion of supervision for certain applicants.</b>

## 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/SB690/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB690/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB690/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB690/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB690/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB690/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Julie Parrish — primary (person)
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Andy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Lininger — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01T16:35:34+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06T23:29:22+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-18T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-28T16:57:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-01T18:25:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02T18:52:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-03T15:53:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T17:37:11+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-06-01T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-06T21:41:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-07T16:23:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-08T19:23:15+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-12T22:33:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-13T22:06:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 14, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-14T21:57:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-19T18:42:52+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-06-23T21:29:59+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-26T21:45:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-29T22:16:46+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-04T20:04:50+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2018.
- **2017-07-04T20:31:05+00:00** Chapter 526, 2017 Laws.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2792409-829d-4aff-88bf-37483805d4cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).