---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to nonresident hunting tags."
description: "Increases percentage of nonresident tags issued for hunting of black bear <i>,</i>]<b> and</b> cougar <i>and antelope</i>] within particular area that may be issued by drawing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2068"
citation: "Oregon HB 2068 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-17T21:23:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ead13965-859f-456e-b365-c3d400f04007"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2068"
source_hash: "a16687f4c9e8fbdf26980c3c84a3c2d0d4fca91d0ac141c152d95c242503874b"
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 2068 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to nonresident hunting tags.

Increases percentage of nonresident tags issued for hunting of black bear <i>,</i>]<b> and</b> cougar <i>and antelope</i>] within particular area that may be issued by drawing.

## 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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2068/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2068/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2068/A-Engrossed)
4. **HNR Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/13993)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2068/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Witt. Passed. — **57–2** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-18T19:43:45+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-05T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-08T21:15:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08T21:15:41+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2019-03-11T18:16:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-12T18:34:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Witt. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-14T16:57:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15T18:43:02+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-25T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-30T15:36:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-30T17:27:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02T19:02:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-06T15:56:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-06T21:16:52+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-13T16:27:05+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-17T21:23:03+00:00** Chapter 100, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ead13965-859f-456e-b365-c3d400f04007`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).