---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to ocean chemistry."
description: "Declares state policy on ocean acidification and hypoxia."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1039"
citation: "Oregon SB 1039 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arnie Roblan", "Jeff Kruse"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-28T15:56:03+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-23T20:41:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ab31051-7671-4039-aa43-e0281d22b2e1"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB1039"
source_hash: "6e0e775b2bf848c72d9be9d8a1deef52819df029732d8c565c5c3a8423643130"
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 1039 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to ocean chemistry.

Declares state policy on ocean acidification and hypoxia.

## 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/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1039/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1039/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1039/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1039/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. — **57–2** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **42–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Arnie Roblan — primary (person)
- Jeff Kruse — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-28T15:56:03+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29T22:21:05+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-10T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-04-12T16:39:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
- **2017-04-12T16:39:02+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21T20:43:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-29T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2017-06-29T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-07-01T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-07-03T16:06:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Amendments distributed.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-03T21:08:07+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-04T18:20:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-05T15:25:47+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-07-06T01:38:39+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-06T22:20:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-06T23:26:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-07T20:29:38+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-18T20:42:13+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-18T20:45:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-08-15T17:39:28+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-23T20:36:16+00:00** Chapter 744, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-08-23T20:41:03+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ab31051-7671-4039-aa43-e0281d22b2e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).