---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of tools by law enforcement agencies; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Regulates use of chemical incapacitants, kinetic impact projectiles <i>, sound devices and strobe lights</i>] <b>and sound devices</b> by law enforcement agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2928"
citation: "Oregon HB 2928 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janelle Bynum", "Ron Noble"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
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/7159e51d-99f6-4ceb-9cda-5d885b82fdc6"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2928"
source_hash: "37913887fd5531b26c52b7bee51d4bfa155e5f34df9d16eb4153cf9982451f2c"
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 2928 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the use of tools by law enforcement agencies; and declaring an emergency.

Regulates use of chemical incapacitants, kinetic impact projectiles <i>, sound devices and strobe lights</i>] <b>and sound devices</b> by law enforcement agencies.

## 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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2928/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2928/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2928/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2928/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19930)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2928/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A17** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21558)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2928/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. — **19–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **44–2** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. — **54–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janelle Bynum — primary (person)
- Ron Noble — primary (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-02-08T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-02-24T16:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-15T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-01-30T01:11:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Equitable Policing. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T15:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-03-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-07T00:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-13T18:39:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13T18:39:53+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-13T15:20:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-17T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-21T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-23T16:21:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-24T17:33:17+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-25T01:31:04+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T16:16:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25T16:56:24+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-26T18:38:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-26T20:42:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-26T20:58:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-29T20:32:46+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-30T21:39:37+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-07-19T18:31:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 540, (2021 Laws): Effective date July 19, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7159e51d-99f6-4ceb-9cda-5d885b82fdc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).