---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to cross-reporting of child abuse; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Modifies child abuse reporting requirements to require Department of Human Services to notify law enforcement agency within county where alleged child abuse occurred.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 804"
citation: "Oregon SB 804 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-19T17:43:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-10T16:12:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3614497-0e58-46e8-ad0d-7c6c079b4ae2"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB804"
source_hash: "bef5b0396972abed2110a49377da618c6b67185457efa5c675d75ea6df923c8a"
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 804 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to cross-reporting of child abuse; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Modifies child abuse reporting requirements to require Department of Human Services to notify law enforcement agency within county where alleged child abuse occurred.</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/SB804/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB804/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB804/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHS Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14213)
5. **SHS Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14218)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB804/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-19T17:43:00+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20T21:21:45+00:00** Referred to Human Services, then Judiciary, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-07T23:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-14T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-25T15:58:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Judiciary and Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25T15:58:29+00:00** Subsequent referrals rescinded by order of the President.
- **2019-03-26T17:00:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28T18:50:38+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01T16:59:12+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08T23:45:06+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-02T15:38:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-02T18:44:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-06T20:34:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 7, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-05-07T19:10:54+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-05-08T19:50:15+00:00** Carried over to May 9, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-09T19:03:10+00:00** Carried over to May 13, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-13T23:01:03+00:00** Carried over to May 14, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-14T19:29:10+00:00** Carried over to May 15, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-15T19:27:33+00:00** Carried over to May 16, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-16T19:01:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-20T16:18:01+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-20T20:33:54+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-24T18:58:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10T16:05:04+00:00** Chapter 181, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-10T16:12:23+00:00** Effective date, May 24, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3614497-0e58-46e8-ad0d-7c6c079b4ae2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).