---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to public health modernization."
description: "Extends deadline for local plans for applying foundational capabilities and implementing foundational programs related to public health to December 31, 2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2965"
citation: "Oregon HB 2965 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Nosse"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e2f9960-1e3b-4d4a-b4d9-4d70c3217e8f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2965"
source_hash: "58e2675bade3d01b0c8d760de018fefd9d35c012db786141b540a0fbba475848"
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 2965 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to public health modernization.

Extends deadline for local plans for applying foundational capabilities and implementing foundational programs related to public health to December 31, 2025.

## 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/HB2965/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2965/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **46–12** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **20–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T16:12:34+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-25T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-01T23:15:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05T18:04:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **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.
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-11T01:13:11+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-13T04:23:16+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-14T04:08:45+00:00** Carried over to April 14, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-15T04:06:41+00:00** Carried over to April 15, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-15T19:23:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T16:02:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T19:24:52+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Speaker Kotek.
- **2021-04-23T16:24:27+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-12T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-27T15:17:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-27T17:38:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-28T18:19:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-28T18:20:48+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-06-02T20:47:21+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-07T16:27:01+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T23:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 243, (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/2e2f9960-1e3b-4d4a-b4d9-4d70c3217e8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).