---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to child support; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Removes requirement that health care coverage under medical support clause in child support order be private health care coverage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 765"
citation: "Oregon SB 765 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-09T17:07:20+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-04T19:41:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa3e8869-2ddf-4e8d-80de-b2bfeb0ad6b1"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB765"
source_hash: "b41121c866467d2bbb9ab6a3b53dba187bd446e7db22d5e2ab18ba24a2528002"
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 765 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to child support; and declaring an emergency.

Removes requirement that health care coverage under medical support clause in child support order be private health care coverage.

## 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/SB765/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB765/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB765/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB765/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Greenlick. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Linthicum. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09T17:07:20+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13T21:31:24+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-10T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-04-12T15:33:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-13T17:53:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-17T18:24:03+00:00** Carried over to 04-18 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-04-18T18:37:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Linthicum. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-19T15:52:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20T22:02:38+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session cancelled.
- **2017-05-23T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-05-30T23:27:33+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.
- **2017-06-12T21:59:41+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Greenlick. 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 467, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-07-04T19:41:13+00:00** Effective date, June 22, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa3e8869-2ddf-4e8d-80de-b2bfeb0ad6b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).