---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to nurses; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Clarifies type of authorization to practice issued by Oregon State Board of Nursing. Clarifies that board approves nursing education programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 64"
citation: "Oregon SB 64 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-21T20:13:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af51a32d-dc31-49b8-9817-e4216c013ac6"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB64"
source_hash: "01304a8f8d14cbacb308c95f7622d5e9b37ddc74494b221d3732174b961aae5d"
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 64 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to nurses; and declaring an emergency.

Clarifies type of authorization to practice issued by Oregon State Board of Nursing. Clarifies that board approves nursing education programs.

## 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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB64/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB64/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB64/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB64/B-Engrossed)
5. **HHC Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16065)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB64/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
7. **SHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/13676)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB64/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Mitchell. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T16:47:07+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04T21:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2019-02-11T22:34:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-12T20:29:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-02-19T19:56:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20T17:27:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-25T16:52:35+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-07T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-14T22:28:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15T16:49:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16T18:33:40+00:00** Carried over to May 17, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-17T18:57:34+00:00** Carried over to May 20, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-20T19:29:22+00:00** Carried over to May 21, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-21T19:06:09+00:00** Carried over to May 22, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-23T03:28:37+00:00** Carried over to May 23, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-24T04:43:42+00:00** Carried over to May 27, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-27T18:12:22+00:00** Carried over to May 28, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-29T02:52:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Mitchell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-04T17:59:16+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-06-05T20:57:35+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-06T15:54:16+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-13T18:20:42+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-21T20:04:28+00:00** Chapter 358, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-21T20:13:38+00:00** Effective date, June 13, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af51a32d-dc31-49b8-9817-e4216c013ac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).