---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to mass gatherings."
description: "Expands definition of \"outdoor mass gathering\" to include certain rural gatherings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2790"
citation: "Oregon HB 2790 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-24T16:36:04+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-21T19:27:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c900c23-882e-486c-b7fd-033cb5a07803"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2790"
source_hash: "5c69ccfdad6ec7d2a7ed3f7a6527129dd9a732bab08c4d9f1efee1973b9e52d8"
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 2790 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to mass gatherings.

Expands definition of "outdoor mass gathering" to include certain rural gatherings.

## 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/HB2790/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2790/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2790/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2790/B-Engrossed)
5. **HAGLU Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14816)
6. **SENR Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16212)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2790/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2790/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Bentz. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **58–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24T16:36:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25T22:27:15+00:00** Referred to Agriculture and Land Use. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-11T15:22:10+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`
- **2019-04-15T18:26:11+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by McLane.
- **2019-04-16T21:53:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner. 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 Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-16T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-21T15:48:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-22T17:05:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23T23:13:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bentz. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-05T22:27:08+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-06-07T21:28:31+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-10T16:30:05+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-17T20:11:08+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-21T19:27:42+00:00** Chapter 408, (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/4c900c23-882e-486c-b7fd-033cb5a07803`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).