---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to sexual offense therapy; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "<i>Directs</i>] <b>Authorizes</b> Health Licensing Office to <i>register</i>] <b>certify</b> qualified applicant as sexual offense therapist intern. <b>Establishes qualifications for certification.</b> Renames Sex Offender Treatment Board to Sexual Offense Treatment Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2472"
citation: "Oregon HB 2472 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T16:21:24+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69a3c9f8-b489-4306-b6e4-87dd53d92c7e"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2472"
source_hash: "84f7bf6542945be3a7cf33657d0cf56a44615933fec09d13e406b34bb946e161"
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 2472 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to sexual offense therapy; and prescribing an effective date.

<i>Directs</i>] <b>Authorizes</b> Health Licensing Office to <i>register</i>] <b>certify</b> qualified applicant as sexual offense therapist intern. <b>Establishes qualifications for certification.</b> Renames Sex Offender Treatment Board to Sexual Offense Treatment Board.

## 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/HB2472/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2472/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2472/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14404)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2472/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-25T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-21T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-26T20:26:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27T20:02:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28T19:05:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01T16:32:54+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02T16:07:45+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23T15:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2019-04-24T15:44:19+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24T17:26:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25T19:13:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-29T16:32:46+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29T20:33:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-06T22:22:10+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-10T16:21:24+00:00** Chapter 68, (2019 Laws): Effective date September 29, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69a3c9f8-b489-4306-b6e4-87dd53d92c7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).