---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to naturopathic physicians."
description: "Allows naturopathic physicians to perform certain actions that physicians are authorized to perform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 856"
citation: "Oregon SB 856 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-23T16:54:53+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-22T20:08:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ac54010-e742-4360-a974-94e28803016f"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB856"
source_hash: "ce310bdcd1f1dfb717181cc10f0802aca1bc968fba1b1dabb8c6684c16470deb"
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 856 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to naturopathic physicians.

Allows naturopathic physicians to perform certain actions that physicians are authorized to perform.

## 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/SB856/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB856/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB856/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB856/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Malstrom. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Monnes Anderson. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-23T16:54:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T22:44:05+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-13T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-19T15:54:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20T18:35:14+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24T18:45:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Monnes Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-25T16:21:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26T22:13:50+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-08T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-15T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-18T21:23:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-22T16:15:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **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.
- **2017-06-01T22:13:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Malstrom. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-06T20:10:13+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-07T22:09:22+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-14T22:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-22T20:00:31+00:00** Chapter 356, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-06-22T20:08:39+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/8ac54010-e742-4360-a974-94e28803016f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).