---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to parenting time in family law proceedings."
description: "<i>Creates rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time is in best interests of child. Requires rebuttal of presumption by clear and convincing evidence.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 318"
citation: "Oregon SB 318 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kim Thatcher"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T15:57:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cea9ac7-bce2-4b3e-9587-24e5b8231ddf"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB318"
source_hash: "3b91d1e26d4a6257aa5be98f7064fc4a654ffba9167468dc99a036eb261ea8ab"
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 318 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to parenting time in family law proceedings.

<i>Creates rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time is in best interests of child. Requires rebuttal of presumption by clear and convincing evidence.</i>]

## 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/SB318/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB318/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB318/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15232)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB318/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sprenger. Passed. — **52–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kim Thatcher — primary (person)

## 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`
- **2019-01-15T23:44:19+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-04T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-19T16:32:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-22T17:44:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23T18:53:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. 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`
- **2019-05-01T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2019-05-09T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-14T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-22T14:47:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-22T17:29:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-24T04:43:42+00:00** Carried over to May 27, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-27T18:12:22+00:00** Carried over to May 28, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-29T01:47:35+00:00** Carried over to May 29, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-30T03:22:24+00:00** Carried over to May 30, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-30T17:43:38+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sprenger. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-03T15:49:24+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-03T19:00:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-07T21:02:48+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T15:51:14+00:00** Chapter 288, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-17T15:57:34+00:00** 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/4cea9ac7-bce2-4b3e-9587-24e5b8231ddf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).