---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to children; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Authorizes Department of Human Services to remit payments for qualified residential treatment program services for certain children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 171"
citation: "Oregon SB 171 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-08T20:20:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51708546-72b5-42f2-bb02-21a2b5e9e2ed"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB171"
source_hash: "b0ad50cf4b2543eef51909239b62df27c70ff74287f7eb7c524fc50b88359255"
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 171 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to children; and declaring an emergency.

Authorizes Department of Human Services to remit payments for qualified residential treatment program services for certain children.

## 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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/B-Engrossed)
5. **C-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/C-Engrossed)
6. **House Amendments to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/House Amendments to B-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16988)
8. **JWM Amendment -B14** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/17057)
9. **SHS Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15689)
10. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB171/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Keny-Guyer. Passed. — **53–2** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **19–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T16:47:07+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2019-04-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-18T22:01:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18T22:01:50+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14T23:47:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T16:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-06-17T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-18T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-24T16:30:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-29T17:37:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-29T18:32:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-29T18:56:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T20:53:13+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T23:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-30T14:44:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-30T21:57:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-30T22:00:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Keny-Guyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-30T23:06:11+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-07-03T21:51:02+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-10T16:15:19+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-23T18:22:49+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-08T20:19:12+00:00** Chapter 619, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-08-08T20:20:47+00:00** Effective date, July 23, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51708546-72b5-42f2-bb02-21a2b5e9e2ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).