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Bill Relating to workplace harassment; and prescribing an effective date. Requires public employers to adopt policies to prevent workplace harassment. Requires public employers to establish policies and procedures for addressing reports of workplace harassment. Requires employer to follow up with victim of reported harassment to determine whether harassment has stopped or if victim has experienced retaliation. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. us/states/or Oregon Legislative Assembly 2019 Regular Session SB 479 Oregon SB 479 (2019 Regular Session)
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Oregon SB 479 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to workplace harassment; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires public employers to adopt policies to prevent workplace harassment. Requires public employers to establish policies and procedures for addressing reports of workplace harassment. Requires employer to follow up with victim of reported harassment to determine whether harassment has stopped or if victim has experienced retaliation. Becomes operative January 1, 2020.

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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
  3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  5. HJUD Amendment -A12 (committee substitute) — source
  6. House Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
  7. SWF Amendment -8 (committee substitute) — source
  8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — 227 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — 272 (pass) · upper
  • Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. — 523 (pass) · lower
  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 40 (pass) · upper
  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 110 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Sara Gelser — primary (person)
  • Tim Knopp — primary (person)
  • Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
  • Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
  • Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
  • Ron Noble — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00 Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2019-01-16T17:20:23+00:00 Referred to Workforce. referral-committee
  • 2019-01-24T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2019-03-05T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2019-04-02T15:01:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2019-04-09T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2019-04-22T15:57:13+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-04-23T17:08:14+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2019-04-24T18:40:08+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2019-04-24T18:41:08+00:00 Vote explanations filed by Boquist, Thomsen.
  • 2019-04-25T16:55:58+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2019-05-02T15:30:36+00:00 Referred to Judiciary. referral-committee
  • 2019-05-20T20:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2019-05-22T20:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2019-05-30T15:18:37+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-06-03T17:25:11+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2019-06-04T18:52:10+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2019-06-12T18:33:11+00:00 Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
  • 2019-06-14T17:21:17+00:00 President signed. passage
  • 2019-06-14T19:17:15+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
  • 2019-06-20T22:59:05+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
  • 2019-07-02T21:32:37+00:00 Chapter 463, 2019 Laws.
  • 2019-07-02T21:34:40+00:00 Effective Date, September 29, 2019.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8c2b94da-8bd2-4e12-8dda-58c2427974f7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).