---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Juneteenth; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Establishes Juneteenth as legal state holiday."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2168"
citation: "Oregon HB 2168 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b46f0ed-01db-4c88-84fe-387ca6f120b9"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2168"
source_hash: "038e4e57153c412a5909e0c8358c08c0f0af80f194461dfc88f09d13cd7c9d94"
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 2168 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to Juneteenth; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes Juneteenth as legal state holiday.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2168/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2168/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2168/A-Engrossed)
4. **SRULES Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20764)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2168/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner, Meek. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-16T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-19T22:21:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T18:30:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24T18:08:50+00:00** Carried over to March 29, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-29T18:12:26+00:00** Carried over to March 30, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-31T03:44:01+00:00** Carried over to March 31, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T02:36:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner, Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T18:26:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-18T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-25T15:18:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-26T17:26:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27T17:27:00+00:00** Taken from 05-27 Calendar and placed on 06-01 Calendar on voice vote.
- **2021-06-01T18:22:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02T18:40:02+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-06-01T18:23:11+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Frederick.
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-07T19:53:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T23:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 201, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b46f0ed-01db-4c88-84fe-387ca6f120b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).