---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to peer support confidentiality."
description: "Makes confidential and exempts from discovery and public records certain communications and information conveyed during, to facilitate or to follow up on peer support check-in sessions with <i>Oregon Youth Authority</i>] employees<b> of Oregon Youth Authority or county juvenile department</b>. Creates exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 212"
citation: "Oregon SB 212 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52e2ab03-0ce9-4740-ad3c-827210b05b95"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB212"
source_hash: "d14fd3213782fc9242bcf1b55e3f3daf154f35672cf110811a1e131771d96bbc"
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 212 (2023R1) — Relating to peer support confidentiality.

Makes confidential and exempts from discovery and public records certain communications and information conveyed during, to facilitate or to follow up on peer support check-in sessions with <i>Oregon Youth Authority</i>] employees<b> of Oregon Youth Authority or county juvenile department</b>. Creates exceptions.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB212/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB212/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB212/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB212/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25043)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB212/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23189)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB212/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. — **46–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **21–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T19:45:37+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-16T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-22T16:20:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23T18:14:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:20:46+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T16:57:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28T22:48:14+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-22T18:38:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23T19:13:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24T19:22:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-26T01:54:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T19:21:53+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-15T19:22:53+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.
- **2023-06-20T19:47:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-20T22:34:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-13T19:18:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 272, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52e2ab03-0ce9-4740-ad3c-827210b05b95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).