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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE BILL 950
By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE
April 7
On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 8 through 20 and insert:
“SECTION 2.(1) A person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide signed lan-
guage interpretation services in another state may provide signed language interpretation
services in this state without obtaining a license from the State Board of Sign Language
Interpretersif:
“(a) The person’s license or other authorization is issued by a state recognized by the
board as acceptable to qualify the person to provide signed language interpretation services
in this state; and
“(b) If requested by the person’s employer or entity for which the person contracts, the
person demonstrates the license or other authorization is in good standing.
“(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a person described in this section from applying for
a license under ORS 676.750 to 676.789.
“(3) The board may adopt rules to carry out this section. The board may not require a
person described in this section to submit any information or pay a fee to the board in order
to provide signed language interpretation services as allowed by this section. ”.
On page 3, line 32, after “subsection” insert “and section 2 of this 2025 Act”.
On page 4, line 41, after “until” delete the rest of the line and insert “January 1, 2029.”.
In line 42, delete “the Health Licensing Office.”.
LC 3462/SB 950-1