---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the transfer of academic credit; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish common course numbering system for <i>all</i>] introductory and lower level courses <b>with similar learning outcomes</b> offered at<b> accelerated college credit programs,</b> public post-secondary institutions of education<b> and participating nonpublic post-secondary institutions of education</b>. Requires all public post-secondary institutions of education to adopt system and accept transfers of academic credit <b>subject to common course numbering system</b> earned at other <i>public post-secondary</i>] institutions of education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 233"
citation: "Oregon SB 233 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-20T17:10:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acbaa5f6-a546-4ebe-94bf-df74f70d85fc"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB233"
source_hash: "c99427827a3ef54c6ff42301af10f5afd8a41ffebcde63e60a7a921b7abe4cb8"
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 SB 233 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the transfer of academic credit; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish common course numbering system for <i>all</i>] introductory and lower level courses <b>with similar learning outcomes</b> offered at<b> accelerated college credit programs,</b> public post-secondary institutions of education<b> and participating nonpublic post-secondary institutions of education</b>. Requires all public post-secondary institutions of education to adopt system and accept transfers of academic credit <b>subject to common course numbering system</b> earned at other <i>public post-secondary</i>] institutions of education.

## 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/SB233/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB233/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB233/A-Engrossed)
4. **SED Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20129)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB233/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Alonso Leon. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2021-03-01T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-05T22:16:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-07T22:16:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-12T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-16T18:06:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-16T18:06:23+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-05T14:16:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-08T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-11T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-15T15:37:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15T18:01:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-16T18:35:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T19:14:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T18:36:08+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-06-16T22:09:57+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18T18:12:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21T17:43:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T23:57:04+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Alonso Leon. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T23:24:04+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T00:02:47+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-07-19T22:29:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20T17:05:08+00:00** Chapter 575, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-08-20T17:10:35+00:00** 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/acbaa5f6-a546-4ebe-94bf-df74f70d85fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).