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Bill Relating to public records. Defines "business day" for purposes of public records. Establishes time frames for public body responses to public records requests. Requires Attorney General to maintain catalog of public records law exemptions. Provides protections against liability and privilege waivers resulting from public records disclosures. Clarifies appeal procedures for reviews of public records requests. us/states/or Oregon Legislative Assembly 2017 Regular Session SB 481 Oregon SB 481 (2017 Regular Session)
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Lee Beyer
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Oregon SB 481 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to public records.

Defines "business day" for purposes of public records. Establishes time frames for public body responses to public records requests. Requires Attorney General to maintain catalog of public records law exemptions. Provides protections against liability and privilege waivers resulting from public records disclosures. Clarifies appeal procedures for reviews of public records requests.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB481/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
  3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third reading. Carried by Huffman. Passed. — 520 (pass) · legislature
  • Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — 290 (pass) · legislature
  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 50 (pass) · legislature
  • Heard and Reported Out — 90 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

  • Jeff Kruse — primary (person)
  • John Huffman — primary (person)
  • Ken Helm — primary (person)
  • Lee Beyer — primary (person)
  • Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00 Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2017-01-17T16:06:43+00:00 Referred to General Government and Accountability. referral-committee
  • 2017-02-22T21:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2017-03-22T20:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2017-04-05T20:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2017-04-12T16:38:28+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-04-13T17:53:33+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2017-04-17T18:24:03+00:00 Carried over to 04-18 by unanimous consent.
  • 2017-04-18T18:23:07+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2017-04-19T15:52:26+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2017-04-24T21:15:19+00:00 Referred to Rules. referral-committee
  • 2017-05-23T22:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
  • 2017-05-30T21:07:52+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-05-31T15:40:09+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2017-06-01T22:52:48+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to June 5, 2017 Calendar.
  • 2017-06-05T23:50:30+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to June 6, 2017 Calendar.
  • 2017-06-06T23:55:13+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to June 7, 2017 Calendar.
  • 2017-06-07T21:44:01+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2017 Calendar.
  • 2017-06-08T19:23:15+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2017 Calendar.
  • 2017-06-12T21:40:57+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Huffman. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2017-06-15T16:15:41+00:00 President signed. passage
  • 2017-06-16T17:17:09+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
  • 2017-06-22T16:57:13+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
  • 2017-07-04T19:31:34+00:00 Chapter 456, 2017 Laws.
  • 2017-07-04T19:41:13+00:00 Effective date, January 1, 2018.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b31f2dc2-a164-4e6b-938e-e3120c14a8d2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).