---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to autoclaves."
description: "Requires any dental professional who uses autoclave or other heat sterilization device to test device at least once per week."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 966"
citation: "Oregon SB 966 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-02T16:31:36+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-22T20:08:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/969c1fe4-8aa0-468e-a44f-7eb36f47fb2b"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB966"
source_hash: "9f106371ade63279ec34b0e8509b75ca1594c3e5bb82c4de41b11015017682e7"
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 966 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to autoclaves.

Requires any dental professional who uses autoclave or other heat sterilization device to test device at least once per week.

## 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/SB966/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB966/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. — **49–7** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–2** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-02T16:31:36+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03T23:50:22+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-30T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-04T15:30:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04T17:41:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05T18:22:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06T16:32:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11T18:59:40+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-10T20:32:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-11T15:55:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 16, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-16T18:59:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-17T19:03:22+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2017 Calendar.
- **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.
- **2017-06-01T18:11:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-07T15:13:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-09T19:03:51+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-14T22:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-22T20:00:31+00:00** Chapter 362, 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/969c1fe4-8aa0-468e-a44f-7eb36f47fb2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).