---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the limited renewable energy technician license; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amends requirements for limited renewable energy technician license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 338"
citation: "Oregon SB 338 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Golden", "Pam Marsh"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0904c239-9e68-4a25-8d5a-92468964f752"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB338"
source_hash: "a98b46b6355f6d667c5bad5e817c314b31210d0f15facfee063e60b8488d93e0"
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 338 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the limited renewable energy technician license; and declaring an emergency.

Amends requirements for limited renewable energy technician license.

## 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/SB338/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB338/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB338/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18097)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB338/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **56–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeff Golden — primary (person)
- Pam Marsh — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-02-04T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-08T18:42:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10T18:54:55+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T21:00:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T17:37:57+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T03:52:19+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-03T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-05T23:42:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-06T18:28:25+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-10T18:53:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T18:14:10+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-12T15:44:44+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-19T18:37:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 42, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, May 19, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0904c239-9e68-4a25-8d5a-92468964f752`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).