---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to respite service providers."
description: "Waives background check fee for employees and volunteers of certain respite service providers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2599"
citation: "Oregon HB 2599 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lily Morgan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d061adbd-becd-4278-a0c4-30347f7e8467"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2599"
source_hash: "250bf0945211259fa6c8711dd8afed8f608343fcd3b653cd2b3594ec4cb1c735"
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 2599 (2023R1) — Relating to respite service providers.

Waives background check fee for employees and volunteers of certain respite service providers.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2599/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2599/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2599/A-Engrossed)
4. **HECHS Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23266)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2599/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Morgan. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lily Morgan — primary (person)
- Bill Hansell — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T19:56:52+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-20T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-22T17:11:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23T18:49:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:07:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Morgan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:10:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T00:22:44+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-01T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:13:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T17:31:18+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00** Chapter 316, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.
- **2023-06-22T17:32:18+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d061adbd-becd-4278-a0c4-30347f7e8467`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).