---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the release of booking photos; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Authorizes law enforcement agencies to release booking photos to licensed private investigators. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 993"
citation: "Oregon SB 993 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-06T18:55:04+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-20T17:38:02+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91a0f4ea-6cd4-4fc5-b4a8-b592d08d5436"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB993"
source_hash: "5f7c09c6fa5fa26156006d8e682a52d2ac155e12af0346d728959e7333946d63"
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 993 (2025R1) — Relating to the release of booking photos; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes law enforcement agencies to release booking photos to licensed private investigators. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB993/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB993/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed. — **52–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **26–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06T18:55:04+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10T17:52:32+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-17T16:43:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17T18:27:18+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-18T18:48:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T19:26:36+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18T22:32:30+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-28T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-01T17:21:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01T19:23:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-05T19:04:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06T19:30:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-06T22:00:36+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-14T23:15:43+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-20T17:32:36+00:00** Chapter 95, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-05-20T17:38:02+00:00** Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91a0f4ea-6cd4-4fc5-b4a8-b592d08d5436`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).