---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to documents related to marriage."
description: "Prohibits form of marriage application, license or record from requiring address for entity authorized to solemnize marriage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 751"
citation: "Oregon SB 751 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-07T16:58:28+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-04T19:41:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bf0ba07-8574-4b9a-bc60-aac7d57a7fec"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB751"
source_hash: "c4b84e9ae841d3f3e8161fb2e0563fc14fa4cc8affd372f4b2c0e996e3ab8b0d"
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 751 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to documents related to marriage.

Prohibits form of marriage application, license or record from requiring address for entity authorized to solemnize marriage.

## 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/SB751/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB751/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB751/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB751/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. — **44–7** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–2** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **17–10** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07T16:58:28+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09T00:15:36+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-14T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-03-15T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-03-17T21:50:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20T17:38:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21T18:15:06+00:00** Taken from 03-21 Calendar and placed on 03-23 Calendar on voice vote.
- **2017-03-23T18:35:36+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-27T16:09:13+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T00:11:23+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-25T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-30T23:27:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-31T15:40:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-01T22:52:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 5, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-05T23:50:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 6, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-06T23:55:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 7, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-07T21:44:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-08T19:23:15+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-12T21:57:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-15T16:15:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-16T17:17:09+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-22T16:57:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-04T19:31:34+00:00** Chapter 466, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-07-04T19:41:13+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bf0ba07-8574-4b9a-bc60-aac7d57a7fec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).