---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to elk."
description: "Expands pilot program for urban deer population control to include elk."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 761"
citation: "Oregon SB 761 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Betsy Johnson", "Bobby Levy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-18T17:42:43+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f8a60c9-d878-48fe-b408-83004f27e330"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB761"
source_hash: "80436b52732cd4c3cf5bedc014b85ede4342f74923e90ebf8861a7b29022a130"
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 761 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to elk.

Expands pilot program for urban deer population control to include elk.

## 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/SB761/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB761/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Levy. Passed. — **43–8** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Betsy Johnson — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18T17:42:43+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T20:55:42+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-29T22:17:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-04-08T15:13:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08T16:31:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12T19:06:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:09:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T03:16:09+00:00** Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-27T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-14T23:45:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17T18:24:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18T20:00:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 19, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-19T20:01:06+00:00** Carried over to May 20, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-05-20T19:18:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-25T17:04:30+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-26T15:46:56+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T17:10:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 144, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f8a60c9-d878-48fe-b408-83004f27e330`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).