---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to safe classrooms; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of students by public education programs. Prescribes reporting requirements for use of restraint or seclusion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 963"
citation: "Oregon SB 963 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrea Salinas", "Brian Clem", "Cheri Helt", "Greg Smith", "Sara Gelser", "Susan McLain"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-04T17:37:28+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T15:46:43+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30d3571a-22cc-47e8-88fb-818e5e2409fa"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB963"
source_hash: "c63e005142748574ed84a80f18d9fab50ae1fc3c134e65c94507335f314f55fc"
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 963 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to safe classrooms; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of students by public education programs. Prescribes reporting requirements for use of restraint or seclusion.

## 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/SB963/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB963/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Helt, Clem. Passed. — **58–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrea Salinas — primary (person)
- Brian Clem — primary (person)
- Cheri Helt — primary (person)
- Greg Smith — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser — primary (person)
- Susan McLain — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Caddy McKeown — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Thomsen — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dallas Heard — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Rayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Bonham — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Diego Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Williamson — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Doherty — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Knopp — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04T17:37:28+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06T16:32:23+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2019-03-21T15:33:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21T18:24:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25T18:32:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-26T16:40:47+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02T22:20:01+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-01T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2019-05-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-14T22:57:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15T16:49:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16T18:33:40+00:00** Carried over to May 17, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-17T18:57:34+00:00** Carried over to May 20, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-20T19:29:22+00:00** Carried over to May 21, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-21T19:06:09+00:00** Carried over to May 22, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-23T03:28:37+00:00** Carried over to May 23, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **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.
- **2019-05-29T19:13:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helt, Clem. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-30T22:42:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-31T02:15:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-06T22:58:20+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T15:45:02+00:00** Chapter 267, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-17T15:46:43+00:00** Effective date, July 1, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30d3571a-22cc-47e8-88fb-818e5e2409fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).