---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to telecommunicators."
description: "Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that telecommunicators are first responders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 425"
citation: "Oregon SB 425 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Manning Jr.", "Lily Morgan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e812941-89ce-434c-bf99-6adc7253ab68"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB425"
source_hash: "3ad6f1a649289c3deb9811c51ed65769bea9f5072f2f3a046d71d66f023f7e5d"
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 425 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to telecommunicators.

Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that telecommunicators are first responders.

## 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/SB425/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB425/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB425/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18561)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB425/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Morgan. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Lily Morgan — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Leif — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-16T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-03-26T22:09:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T16:45:55+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T19:24:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-02T02:20:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08T03:21:06+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-17T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-19T20:41:14+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.
- **2021-05-26T20:01:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-27T19:48:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 28, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-28T18:08:11+00:00** Carried over to June 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-06-01T19:37:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Morgan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03T16:50:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T17:22:29+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:07:29+00:00** Chapter 278, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e812941-89ce-434c-bf99-6adc7253ab68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).