---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to recognition of certain servicemembers."
description: "Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 992"
citation: "Oregon SB 992 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Boquist", "Floyd Prozanski", "Gene Whisnant", "Tim Knopp"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-02T16:31:36+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-16T17:01:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1da47b8e-ae1c-469c-be6a-805284c23b41"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB992"
source_hash: "e8ac213e5eb70e3a8ba5da8f653de89215603e3848e195ce8075261f8abbffce"
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 992 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to recognition of certain servicemembers.

Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.

## 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/SB992/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB992/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Whisnant. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brian Boquist — primary (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
- Gene Whisnant — primary (person)
- Tim Knopp — primary (person)
- Alan Olsen — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Post — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Witt — cosponsor (person)
- Carl Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Dallas Heard — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Barreto — cosponsor (person)
- Herman Baertschiger Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Winters — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Parrish — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Lee Beyer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Sal Esquivel — cosponsor (person)
- Sherrie Sprenger — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Veterans and Emergency Preparedness. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-04T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-04-10T15:21:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-10T19:27:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-11T18:41:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-12T16:05:22+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18T23:55:56+00:00** Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-09T23:20:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-10T16:22:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11T18:49:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2017 Calendar.
- **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.
- **2017-05-25T22:16:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Whisnant. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-30T21:54:06+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-31T21:05:44+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-06T19:26:14+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-16T16:55:33+00:00** Chapter 260, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-06-16T17:01:55+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/1da47b8e-ae1c-469c-be6a-805284c23b41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).