---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to translator districts."
description: "Authorizes translator districts to annex cities where cable television corporations operate or have ceased operations and city electors approve annexation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 393"
citation: "Oregon SB 393 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cliff Bentz"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-23T17:39:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b858e927-a374-46c6-9154-1e342cf3ff5b"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB393"
source_hash: "ed6ec859d5874f8cf633929232e5232ebf1a9fec331a09f633bb15d72f06b648"
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 393 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to translator districts.

Authorizes translator districts to annex cities where cable television corporations operate or have ceased operations and city electors approve annexation.

## 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/SB393/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB393/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB393/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB393/B-Engrossed)
5. **SBGG Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/13852)
6. **SFR Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16635)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB393/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB393/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — **58–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Bentz. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cliff Bentz — primary (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (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`
- **2019-01-16T17:20:23+00:00** Referred to Business and General Government. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-02-26T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-01T21:41:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Finance and Revenue. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01T21:41:49+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-28T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2019-05-21T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-06-05T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-11T15:16:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-12T18:39:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-13T23:49:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bentz. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-17T16:38:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T21:03:34+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20T15:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2019-06-20T20:31:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20T22:37:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-24T23:36:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-27T16:04:45+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-29T18:19:22+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-15T16:31:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-23T17:36:36+00:00** Chapter 548, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-07-23T17:39:36+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/b858e927-a374-46c6-9154-1e342cf3ff5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).