---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to juvenile dependency proceedings; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Permits reinstatement of parental rights under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 4009"
citation: "Oregon HB 4009 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tawna Sanchez"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-22T18:07:03+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-18T22:54:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5cc2173-6bfe-45f6-ab61-27bbb1956666"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/HB4009"
source_hash: "7abea05581eab4a87ba7eb4ac6f2980e94d00fc838e17c259957d5a5c0441458"
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 HB 4009 (2018 Regular Session) — Relating to juvenile dependency proceedings; and declaring an emergency.

Permits reinstatement of parental rights under certain circumstances.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4009/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4009/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4009/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4009/B-Engrossed)
5. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4009/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4009/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **59–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Tawna Sanchez — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Greenlick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22T18:07:03+00:00** Presession Released to the Public.
- **2018-02-05T15:22:09+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T16:53:18+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-15T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-19T22:19:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20T17:33:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-21T18:50:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-22T17:33:38+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T17:34:38+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T21:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-27T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-28T21:38:46+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01T19:08:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-02T00:13:25+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-03T18:39:07+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2018-03-07T00:24:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-13T17:22:07+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-04-10T21:44:40+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-18T22:54:45+00:00** Chapter 89, (2018 Laws): Effective date April 10, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5cc2173-6bfe-45f6-ab61-27bbb1956666`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).