---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to reports of death."
description: "<i>Requires that report of death indicate housing status of decedent.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 850"
citation: "Oregon SB 850 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "Wlnsvey Campos"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-17T15:50:49+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-07T18:23:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18eb9641-6d23-4cb0-8d19-b14d24ad8aae"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB850"
source_hash: "9571c30327dd2777bf26b6056c141287ab07ef716451a75a7fd01720fa482180"
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 850 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to reports of death.

<i>Requires that report of death indicate housing status of decedent.</i>]

## 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/SB850/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB850/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB850/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19722)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB850/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. — **52–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **22–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-17T15:50:49+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T19:09:51+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-05T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-15T22:08:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19T17:47:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21T19:47:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27T16:54:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28T02:01:38+00:00** Referred to Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-25T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-28T23:57:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-01T18:17:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-02T23:12:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-03T22:49:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 7, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-07T22:59:40+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-08T23:52:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-14T16:40:06+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-15T18:52:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-23T17:39:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-07T17:05:39+00:00** Chapter 417, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-07-07T18:23:45+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/18eb9641-6d23-4cb0-8d19-b14d24ad8aae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).