---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the 2-1-1 system."
description: "Transfers responsibility for 2-1-1 system from Office of Emergency Management to Department of Human Services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2119"
citation: "Oregon HB 2119 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6611b1ce-0512-4448-b753-aa7379ee51ed"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2119"
source_hash: "6209af5001af1fd684b29f8b0bd5d0810aed34e903b9edadac79d9bc75423fcc"
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 HB 2119 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the 2-1-1 system.

Transfers responsibility for 2-1-1 system from Office of Emergency Management to Department of Human Services.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2119/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2119/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2119/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19107)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2119/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **21–7** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed. — **56–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-24T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-30T23:26:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T18:53:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-11T01:13:11+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-12T19:54:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T18:51:07+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-11T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-18T15:08:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-18T17:26:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19T18:07:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19T18:08:08+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Heard.
- **2021-05-20T19:02:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-25T17:04:30+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T21:24:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 111, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6611b1ce-0512-4448-b753-aa7379ee51ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).