republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2019-regular-session/sb-670.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to information provided to voters."
description: "Prohibits name of <i>Secretary of State,</i>] county clerk or filing officer from appearing in official capacity on voters' pamphlet, return identification envelope, secrecy envelope or other ballot information provided to electors if <i>secretary,</i>] county clerk or filing officer is on ballot. <i>Establishes exception to permit name, office and signature of Secretary of State to appear on cover of voters' pamphlet as part of statement stating that pamphlet may be used to assist electors in voting.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 670"
citation: "Oregon SB 670 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrea Salinas", "Julie Fahey", "Karin Power", "Kathleen Taylor", "Rob Wagner"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-22T16:58:53+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-02T21:41:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aee8b2bd-38c2-4ee3-84d3-b289a17ebda3"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB670"
source_hash: "3b71979b3df8354e1f8e398b639acd8946229f9681ca884fa40815e45362926b"
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 670 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to information provided to voters.

Prohibits name of <i>Secretary of State,</i>] county clerk or filing officer from appearing in official capacity on voters' pamphlet, return identification envelope, secrecy envelope or other ballot information provided to electors if <i>secretary,</i>] county clerk or filing officer is on ballot. <i>Establishes exception to permit name, office and signature of Secretary of State to appear on cover of voters' pamphlet as part of statement stating that pamphlet may be used to assist electors in voting.</i>]

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB670/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB670/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB670/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB670/B-Engrossed)
5. **HRULES Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16584)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB670/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
7. **SRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16014)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB670/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed. — **36–23** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **19–9** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **19–9** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrea Salinas — primary (person)
- Julie Fahey — primary (person)
- Karin Power — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Rob Wagner — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22T16:58:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T21:17:20+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-13T20:09:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-14T17:12:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15T18:49:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-16T15:14:22+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T21:34:04+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-06-03T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-04T21:07:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-05T17:22:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06T22:13:27+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 10, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-06-10T18:06:46+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-13T23:13:38+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-06-17T21:06:46+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-18T18:53:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-25T21:34:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-02T21:32:37+00:00** Chapter 508, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-07-02T21:41:21+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aee8b2bd-38c2-4ee3-84d3-b289a17ebda3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).