---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to broadband; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Creates Oregon Broadband Office within Oregon Business Development Department."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2173"
citation: "Oregon HB 2173 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/013a41d7-e2fa-4046-8278-f71c9d70bcc3"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2173"
source_hash: "73e68c0236f370f8de3e523c90a15b2b9ae36c44a88256b035e92181caf76192"
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 HB 2173 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to broadband; and declaring an emergency.

Creates Oregon Broadband Office within Oregon Business Development Department.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2173/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2173/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2173/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2173/B-Engrossed)
5. **HECD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/13902)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2173/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16886)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2173/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **54–5** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **36–2** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T23:56:58+00:00** Referred to Economic Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-02-18T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-02-27T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-01T23:12:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01T23:12:13+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-05T22:15:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-06-12T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-19T15:02:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20T17:27:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-24T21:13:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-29T14:53:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T16:13:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T22:53:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-30T18:43:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-30T19:22:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-07-02T17:49:50+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-03T22:16:12+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-08-09T23:53:36+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00** Chapter 648, (2019 Laws): Effective date August 9, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/013a41d7-e2fa-4046-8278-f71c9d70bcc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).