---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Arab-American Heritage Month."
description: "Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2914"
citation: "Oregon HB 2914 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna Williams", "Rob Wagner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/507a5dc1-56db-40d1-be8e-54c3111f5853"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2914"
source_hash: "c2dd75d29a33c6ee1b5e6f035d8a6ed2d67aae63381bbfdfb24a5d240d132f55"
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 2914 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to Arab-American Heritage Month.

Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month.

## 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/HB2914/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2914/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Wagner. Passed. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anna Williams — primary (person)
- Rob Wagner — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — 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 Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-06-09T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-14T15:22:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14T18:40:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-15T19:27:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T17:26:58+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T20:34:22+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-06-22T13:46:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-22T16:32:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-23T17:04:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wagner. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-24T20:13:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T15:59:48+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-23T17:05:44+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-07-19T18:31:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 538, (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/507a5dc1-56db-40d1-be8e-54c3111f5853`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).