---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to closed captioning on televisions in places of public accommodation; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires closed-captioned television receivers in public areas within places of public accommodation to display closed captioning unless exception applies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 569"
citation: "Oregon SB 569 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lisa Reynolds", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T19:00:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83d900aa-80c1-4256-a430-d440972955ec"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB569"
source_hash: "0ba7d49c67241bf96f49a6589e7c99df41bc1ede8cdd055a251fdf27731eec25"
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 569 (2023R1) — Relating to closed captioning on televisions in places of public accommodation; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires closed-captioned television receivers in public areas within places of public accommodation to display closed captioning unless exception applies.

## 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/SB569/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB569/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB569/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHS Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23094)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB569/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **38–19** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **21–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lisa Reynolds — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2023-01-11T23:42:09+00:00** Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-08T23:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-13T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-20T19:26:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20T19:26:16+00:00** Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- **2023-03-21T17:35:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:30:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T17:16:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T22:57:44+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-08T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-10T23:56:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11T19:06:41+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-15T19:36:33+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 16, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-16T19:08:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:23:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-24T18:17:31+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-25T17:14:23+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T18:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 144, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T19:00:32+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/83d900aa-80c1-4256-a430-d440972955ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).