Oregon Senate Bill 498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on June 17 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-17 - Effective date, July 1, 2019.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Prohibits Department of Corrections from entering into contract with inmate telephone services provider that authorizes department to receive fee or commission other than reimbursement for expenses. Requires Department of Corrections to adopt rules that prohibit correctional facilities, and requires cities and counties to adopt ordinances that prohibit local correctional facilities, from having contract with provider of telephone services under which department, city, county or facility receives payment for telephone services provided to inmates of facility.] Prohibits inmate telephone service provider from providing fee or commission to local or regional correctional facility, city or county other than authorized fee for completed calls. Requires that any commission or fee received by facility, city or county be deposited in Inmate Welfare Fund Account. Requires facility, city or county to prepare quarterly report, made available to public, concerning revenue received from inmate telephone service providers and expenditures of moneys in Inmate Welfare Fund Account. Specifies requirements for local or regional correctional facility, city or county issuing requests for proposals for inmate telephone service providers. Specifies requirements for contract including fees and rates that may be charged for telephone services. Authorizes Public Utility Commission to authorize by rule rates and fees in other amounts. Directs city or county that maintains local or regional correctional facility to establish Inmate Welfare Fund Account. Specifies manner in which moneys in fund may be expended. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Relating to telephone services provided to inmates; and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Rep. Jennifer Williamson [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Sen. Lew Frederick [D]
Sen. Jeffrey Golden [D]	Sen. James Manning [D]	Sen. Charles Riley [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]

2019-06-03 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2019-05-22 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 27 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-04 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-17	Senate	Effective date, July 1, 2019.
2019-06-17	Senate	Chapter 335, 2019 Laws.
2019-06-11	Senate	Governor signed.
2019-06-05	House	Speaker signed.
2019-06-04	Senate	President signed.
2019-06-03	House	Third reading. Carried by Barker. Passed. Ayes, 54; Absent, 1--Nosse; Excused, 3--Boles, Keny-Guyer, Smith DB; Excused for Business of the House, 2--McKeown, Speaker Kotek.
2019-05-30	House	Second reading.
2019-05-29	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2019-05-22	House	Work Session held.
2019-05-13	House	Work Session cancelled.
2019-05-08	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-26	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-04-24	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-04-23	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Girod, Thomsen; Excused, 1--Winters.
2019-04-22	Senate	Second reading.
2019-04-19	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2019-04-04	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-02-06	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-16	Senate	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB498
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB498/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB498/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB498/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB498/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28642
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=461308
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29679
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=471390