---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of dogs in correctional facilities."
description: "Prohibits use of <i>dogs</i>]<b> dog to extract inmate from cell</b> in correctional facilities <i>for other than specified purposes</i>]."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 495"
citation: "Oregon SB 495 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Williamson", "Sara Gelser"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
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/46fdbc04-79f2-4aaa-8ba6-377f696ff7ae"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB495"
source_hash: "09b7065c111ab797a7b504665c82f9939d2e4b3ee956a16aa8db095801a0e450"
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 495 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to the use of dogs in correctional facilities.

Prohibits use of <i>dogs</i>]<b> dog to extract inmate from cell</b> in correctional facilities <i>for other than specified purposes</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/SB495/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB495/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB495/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14084)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB495/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — **54–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Williamson — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — cosponsor (person)
- Ginny Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21T16:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-11T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-18T22:03:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19T16:17:18+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21T18:55:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25T16:24:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26T17:57:48+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-13T21:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2019-05-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-29T23:53:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30T17:34:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-03T21:16:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-04T23:19:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-05T15:29:35+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-11T16:24:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T15:51:14+00:00** Chapter 333, 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/46fdbc04-79f2-4aaa-8ba6-377f696ff7ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).