---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to state agency rulemaking; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Updates rulemaking procedures to reflect current practices and implementation of electronic database of administrative rules."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 227"
citation: "Oregon SB 227 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-04T19:58:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c390e970-b4ae-47dd-bce5-877d42fd5d17"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB227"
source_hash: "f5f0044ba88a143d7e7d2db648769d65038acfa3a9f6b6884a2ec1af6a028091"
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 227 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to state agency rulemaking; and prescribing an effective date.

Updates rulemaking procedures to reflect current practices and implementation of electronic database of administrative rules.

## 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/SB227/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **28–1** (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 General Government and Accountability. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-29T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-04T21:54:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05T17:00:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06T18:34:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-10T15:57:54+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11T18:59:40+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-06-06T00:13:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-06T16:49:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-07T21:44:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-08T19:23:15+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-12T22:33:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-13T22:06:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 14, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-19T18:29:48+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-06-23T21:29:59+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-26T21:45:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-29T22:16:46+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-04T19:56:17+00:00** Effective date, October 6, 2017.
- **2017-07-04T19:58:53+00:00** Chapter 518, 2017 Laws.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c390e970-b4ae-47dd-bce5-877d42fd5d17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).