---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to courts; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Repeals provisions relating to undertaking of justice of the peace."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 977"
citation: "Oregon SB 977 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-03-04T17:37:28+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-21T20:13:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a2ea29d-6bcc-437b-9f90-6fa41f7185fe"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB977"
source_hash: "1e3a84fd20a1e13ae70f5e9c68f87a93edb9c9ccd24c4936b5cd4aa2f0033d35"
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 977 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to courts; and declaring an emergency.

Repeals provisions relating to undertaking of justice of the peace.

## 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/SB977/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB977/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB977/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB977/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -A7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16394)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB977/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
7. **SJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15212)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB977/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **17–12** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **19–9** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2019-04-19T16:32:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-22T17:44:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23T19:36:09+00:00** Carried over to 04-24 by unanimous consent.
- **2019-04-24T18:33:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-25T16:55:58+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29T23:19:51+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-20T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-28T17:50:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-29T17:00:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-31T02:53:33+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-06-03T18:29:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-06T18:25:48+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-06-07T18:33:53+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-07T21:28:31+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-17T20:34:48+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-21T20:04:28+00:00** Chapter 426, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-21T20:13:38+00:00** Effective date, June 17, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a2ea29d-6bcc-437b-9f90-6fa41f7185fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).