---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the eligibility of post-doctoral scholars for retirement benefits."
description: "Provides that post-doctoral scholars at public universities and Oregon Health and Science University are not eligible to participate in Public Employees Retirement System."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 214"
citation: "Oregon SB 214 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-19T16:52:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca0d5bf1-4b44-4ba5-8eea-aee491d9cb47"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB214"
source_hash: "c2fbf50bb4b1bdb38237c51b3410631684c76a4b83529533d6e1c81f60d8f9cb"
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 214 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to the eligibility of post-doctoral scholars for retirement benefits.

Provides that post-doctoral scholars at public universities and Oregon Health and Science University are not eligible to participate in Public Employees Retirement System.

## 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/SB214/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB214/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB214/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB214/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **51–7** (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 Workforce. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-12T22:10:07+00:00** Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Ways and Means.
- **2017-04-12T22:10:08+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-08T22:14:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2017-06-12T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-06-16T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-19T23:02:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-20T17:44:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-21T19:03:03+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-06-22T18:27:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-22T18:28:54+00:00** Ferrioli, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2017-06-23T16:10:42+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-23T22:56:39+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-27T16:59:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-27T17:08:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-28T23:55:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-03T20:50:51+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-05T19:29:01+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-12T20:01:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-19T16:50:38+00:00** Chapter 569, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-07-19T16:52:48+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/ca0d5bf1-4b44-4ba5-8eea-aee491d9cb47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).