---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Collections Unit of the Department of Revenue."
description: "Provides that Department of Revenue may assist <b>certain</b> public bodies <i>, public universities and Oregon Health and Science University</i>] in collecting delinquent accounts<b>, subject to certain limitations</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 79"
citation: "Oregon SB 79 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-21T20:13:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cb16fd6-8911-44bf-bd21-f7e1ca2c081f"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB79"
source_hash: "de2eef63930e9bf4f9c0c3e54e2b4d860b7c28f0b2b9f3f6c2096c5c804e56e1"
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 79 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to the Collections Unit of the Department of Revenue.

Provides that Department of Revenue may assist <b>certain</b> public bodies <i>, public universities and Oregon Health and Science University</i>] in collecting delinquent accounts<b>, subject to certain limitations</b>.

## 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/SB79/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB79/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB79/A-Engrossed)
4. **SFR Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/13876)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB79/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. — **57–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## 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`
- **2019-01-17T16:49:08+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-02-26T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-04T22:33:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05T18:13:36+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07T20:13:28+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-11T17:27:13+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15T23:12:32+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-18T15:29:52+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Revenue.
- **2019-04-18T15:29:53+00:00** Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-29T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-30T18:25:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-03T17:25:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04T18:20:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-05T20:57:35+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-06T15:54:16+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-13T18:20:42+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-21T20:04:28+00:00** Chapter 359, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-21T20:13:38+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/6cb16fd6-8911-44bf-bd21-f7e1ca2c081f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).