---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Oregon Institute of Technology."
description: "Designates Oregon Institute of Technology as Oregon's Polytechnic University."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2472"
citation: "Oregon HB 2472 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Betsy Johnson", "Courtney Neron", "Dennis Linthicum", "E. Werner Reschke"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
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/bd81d1a8-0702-47b2-bfce-313bfaad3bf6"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2472"
source_hash: "a3086b26428e2b6b3d7f7925e224b212d0554adc0b2f8c2412bd15f123f4a81f"
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 2472 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to Oregon Institute of Technology.

Designates Oregon Institute of Technology as Oregon's Polytechnic University.

## 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/HB2472/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2472/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2472/A-Engrossed)
4. **SED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20712)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2472/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed. — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Reschke, Neron. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Betsy Johnson — primary (person)
- Courtney Neron — primary (person)
- Dennis Linthicum — primary (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Riley — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Zika — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Moore-Green — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Leif — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Nearman — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-04T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-09T16:42:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09T19:14:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15T20:02:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 16, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-03-16T19:37:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reschke, Neron. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17T15:50:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24T16:00:51+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-17T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-25T15:18:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-26T17:26:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27T18:57:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27T18:58:00+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-06-02T18:48:46+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **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 224, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd81d1a8-0702-47b2-bfce-313bfaad3bf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).