---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to criminal records checks of individuals who provide care; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to criminal records checks performed by Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 280"
citation: "Oregon SB 280 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-15T17:14:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a9e9112-a85b-4f8d-b85b-54528ec10ff3"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB280"
source_hash: "330241d7fd390560af9dadbf61cc314db574dffaee4617c22dc9eeedc0b8c2ae"
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 280 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to criminal records checks of individuals who provide care; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies provisions relating to criminal records checks performed by Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB280/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB280/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **24–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed. — **56–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-02-11T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-03T16:40:50+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03T17:12:46+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T20:17:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T18:22:50+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T20:18:52+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Heard.
- **2021-03-10T03:33:25+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-17T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-19T23:33:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20T18:47:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24T19:54:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-25T20:01:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 26, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-26T19:46:18+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27T18:48:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T16:27:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-08T15:54:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15T17:12:23+00:00** Chapter 198, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-15T17:14:40+00:00** Effective date, June 8, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a9e9112-a85b-4f8d-b85b-54528ec10ff3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).