---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to forensic evaluations; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies procedures related to criminal defendants lacking fitness to proceed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 24"
citation: "Oregon SB 24 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-23T17:39:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59efdd7d-d335-49fd-80c8-f5980bbe4453"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB24"
source_hash: "c3063b668a66ac9247fdeeb6047ec96049a91903b5730d18e1211fc9a6fbe7ac"
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 24 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to forensic evaluations; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies procedures related to criminal defendants lacking fitness to proceed.

## 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/SB24/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB24/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB24/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB24/B-Engrossed)
5. **Conference Committee Amendments to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB24/Conference Committee Amendments to B-Engrossed)
6. **HJUD Amendment -A6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16438)
7. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB24/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
8. **SB24 Amendment -B10** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16968)
9. **SJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15420)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB24/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Senate refused to concur in House amendments. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill. — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Greenlick, Williamson. Passed. — **54–2** (pass) · lower
- Repassed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-04T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-19T16:32:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-22T17:44:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23T18:46:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-24T16:26:21+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-26T21:22:29+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2019-05-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-23T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-30T15:18:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-03T17:25:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04T18:11:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Greenlick, Williamson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-12T18:31:35+00:00** Senate refused to concur in House amendments.
- **2019-06-12T18:32:35+00:00** Senators Linthicum, Manning Jr, Prozanski appointed Senate conferees.
- **2019-06-14T00:04:00+00:00** Representatives Greenlick, Stark, Williamson appointed House conferees.
- **2019-06-18T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-19T15:37:35+00:00** Conference Committee Recommendation: The Senate concur in House amendments dated 05-30 and B-Engrossed bill be further amended and repassed.
- **2019-06-20T20:55:53+00:00** Conference Committee Report read in House.
- **2019-06-25T17:33:22+00:00** House adopted Conference Committee Report.
- **2019-06-25T17:34:22+00:00** Repassed.
- **2019-06-29T17:38:09+00:00** Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill.
- **2019-07-03T15:38:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-03T20:21:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-15T16:31:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-23T17:36:36+00:00** Chapter 538, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-07-23T17:39:36+00:00** Effective date, July 15, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59efdd7d-d335-49fd-80c8-f5980bbe4453`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).