---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to teaching licenses; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Allows person with pending application for teaching license to teach in public school for limited time if certain requirements are met."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 205"
citation: "Oregon SB 205 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-04T19:41:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e58d482-34de-48b6-83aa-d1f2adc95cf7"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB205"
source_hash: "78f16821cd8b4b580282364dfcc48f7ff04260885f62bae6bc366adc317eb7fd"
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 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to teaching licenses; and declaring an emergency.

Allows person with pending application for teaching license to teach in public school for limited time if certain requirements are met.

## 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/SB205/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB205/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **28–1** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Wilson. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17T16:06:43+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-16T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-03-17T21:50:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20T17:38:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21T18:20:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22T16:00:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24T19:09:10+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-16T19:28:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-17T15:40:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-18T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-22T19:50:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-23T18:38:49+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-24T21:56:50+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-25T22:00:25+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 26, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-26T15:36:22+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 30, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-30T18:44:50+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 31, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-31T18:56:58+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 1, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-01T21:37:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wilson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-12T18:17:05+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-06-13T23:46:14+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-15T20:35:59+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-22T16:57:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-04T19:31:34+00:00** Chapter 446, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-07-04T19:41:13+00:00** Effective date, June 22, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e58d482-34de-48b6-83aa-d1f2adc95cf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).