republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/sb-205.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to detection of fraud; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Allows Department of Revenue to disclose to and give access to Employment Department employees, for purpose of detecting whether identity theft or fraud has been committed, otherwise confidential taxpayer information. Allows Director of Employment Department to disclose to Department of Revenue information reported to Employment Department by employers and employees under unemployment insurance and paid family and medical leave programs, for purpose of detecting potential identity theft or fraudulent claims."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 205"
citation: "Oregon SB 205 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30a41fb4-45d9-4457-aebb-8540affe7369"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB205"
source_hash: "01050d8205197e5ae122094b405caf2963c2b51ced00d6b471ae47aa0605d4a2"
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 205 (2023R1) — Relating to detection of fraud; and prescribing an effective date.

Allows Department of Revenue to disclose to and give access to Employment Department employees, for purpose of detecting whether identity theft or fraud has been committed, otherwise confidential taxpayer information. Allows Director of Employment Department to disclose to Department of Revenue information reported to Employment Department by employers and employees under unemployment insurance and paid family and medical leave programs, for purpose of detecting potential identity theft or fraudulent claims.

## 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/SB205/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/B-Engrossed)
5. **HREV Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25018)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SFR Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24015)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower

## 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`
- **2023-01-14T20:26:46+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-21T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-03T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-07T22:33:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10T23:28:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T03:34:40+00:00** Carried over to 04-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-12T23:59:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T00:08:31+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14T00:26:03+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-18T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-22T18:38:02+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23T19:13:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24T19:16:29+00:00** Rules suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
- **2023-05-25T19:03:51+00:00** Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20T22:53:44+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-21T16:43:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T23:25:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-20T22:54:44+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-07-13T19:18:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 270, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00** Effective date, September 24, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30a41fb4-45d9-4457-aebb-8540affe7369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).