---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to ocean chemistry; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Appropriates moneys from General Fund to <i>Oregon Ocean Science Trust</i>]<b> Department of State Lands</b>, State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Higher Education Coordinating Commission in certain amounts for certain purposes related to ocean chemistry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3114"
citation: "Oregon HB 3114 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boomer Wright", "David Brock Smith", "David Gomberg", "Dick Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-02T18:36:48+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/087cb684-121f-4d91-979b-c3ae73858fed"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB3114"
source_hash: "a23ec933267836ef56ad15253e7db9503dea685b1d15b6eceb41a056ce6d0613"
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 3114 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to ocean chemistry; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to <i>Oregon Ocean Science Trust</i>]<b> Department of State Lands</b>, State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Higher Education Coordinating Commission in certain amounts for certain purposes related to ocean chemistry.

## 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/HB3114/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3114/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3114/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21490)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3114/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **23–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **44–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Boomer Wright — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- David Gomberg — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T18:36:48+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T17:10:53+00:00** Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-08T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-15T01:25:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15T01:25:33+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-13T15:21:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15T15:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-15T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-18T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-21T00:59:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-22T17:31:16+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T19:23:29+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-23T15:27:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23T17:29:15+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-24T19:40:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-24T19:50:49+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-24T22:46:09+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T19:30:13+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T19:44:51+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-24T22:47:09+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 545, (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/087cb684-121f-4d91-979b-c3ae73858fed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).