---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to child welfare caseworkers."
description: "<i>Removes</i>]<b> Modifies</b> minimum degree requirements for individuals who conduct child abuse investigations or make determinations regarding protective custody of children. <i>Directs Department of Human Services to establish minimum qualifications for such individuals by rule.</i>]<b> Removes exception to degree requirements for certain Department of Human Services employees.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2033"
citation: "Oregon HB 2033 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-10T15:43:41+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d99fd744-4b3a-4a65-a6ec-6724a4d934ce"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2033"
source_hash: "d64ffd94618b64119c2a227ea991061d427e2abb687b5353efb2c0a462195def"
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 2033 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to child welfare caseworkers.

<i>Removes</i>]<b> Modifies</b> minimum degree requirements for individuals who conduct child abuse investigations or make determinations regarding protective custody of children. <i>Directs Department of Human Services to establish minimum qualifications for such individuals by rule.</i>]<b> Removes exception to degree requirements for certain Department of Human Services employees.</b>

## 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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2033/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2033/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2033/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15366)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2033/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Heard. Passed. — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Sanchez, Noble. Passed. — **57–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T23:56:58+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-08T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-11T22:07:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-15T18:25:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16T18:51:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sanchez, Noble. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17T16:45:37+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17T22:41:27+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-14T22:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-16T15:28:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-16T17:58:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-20T18:38:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Heard. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-21T17:56:12+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-21T22:56:14+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-24T19:06:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10T15:43:41+00:00** Chapter 153, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d99fd744-4b3a-4a65-a6ec-6724a4d934ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).