---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to nursing."
description: "Removes outdated application requirement for certain nurses applying to Oregon State Board of Nursing for authority to dispense prescription drugs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 72"
citation: "Oregon SB 72 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-08T17:47:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c7f8c9f-e618-4fa6-aa87-99ef864079ec"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB72"
source_hash: "29414a33605256be6aa6e54a8ff1969ab16670c70d42d66cf1de8adf624e6415"
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 72 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to nursing.

Removes outdated application requirement for certain nurses applying to Oregon State Board of Nursing for authority to dispense prescription drugs.

## 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/SB72/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB72/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (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 Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02T21:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-02-07T16:43:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-07T18:23:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09T19:53:10+00:00** Carried over to 02-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-02-14T19:43:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15T17:21:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20T22:26:21+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-03T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-05T21:27:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be placed on Consent Calendar. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08T16:48:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10T18:27:01+00:00** Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-15T15:27:14+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-15T23:27:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-23T21:47:19+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-08T17:46:19+00:00** Chapter 130, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-06-08T17:47:46+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/4c7f8c9f-e618-4fa6-aa87-99ef864079ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).