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| Bill | Relating to sign language interpreters; and declaring an emergency. | Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter license to qualified applicant. Defines "sign language interpreter." Prohibits unlicensed provision of signed language interpretation services. Creates exceptions to prohibition. Allows office to impose discipline for certain violations. Directs office to provide administrative and regulatory oversight to sign language interpreter program. Establishes State Board of Sign Language Interpreters within office. Imposes civil penalty for violation of licensure requirements. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2023R1 | HB 2696 | Oregon HB 2696 (2023R1) |
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Oregon HB 2696 (2023R1) — Relating to sign language interpreters; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue sign language interpreter license to qualified applicant. Defines "sign language interpreter." Prohibits unlicensed provision of signed language interpretation services. Creates exceptions to prohibition. Allows office to impose discipline for certain violations. Directs office to provide administrative and regulatory oversight to sign language interpreter program. Establishes State Board of Sign Language Interpreters within office. Imposes civil penalty for violation of licensure requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- JWM Amendment -2 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 44–0 (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — 24–0 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. — 50–4 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 10–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Dan Rayfield — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2023-01-13T19:56:52+00:00 Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2023-02-06T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2023-03-08T01:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2023-03-10T23:36:48+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-10T23:36:49+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
referral-committee - 2023-05-22T16:33:00+00:00 Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
referral-committee - 2023-05-25T15:03:00+00:00 Returned to Full Committee.
- 2023-05-25T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2023-06-02T16:32:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2023-06-05T22:42:30+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-06-07T18:26:35+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2023-06-07T19:38:06+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2023 Calendar.
- 2023-06-08T18:28:05+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2023-06-15T20:39:58+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2023-06-20T19:53:37+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00 Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- 2023-06-23T01:29:29+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2023-06-23T01:30:29+00:00 Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- 2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00 Chapter 414, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 27, 2023.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/056ed3c8-4ffd-4d50-ae20-dfb8cde46ba3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).