---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to instruments presented for recording to county clerk."
description: "Increases minimum type size for instruments presented for recording to county clerk."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2029"
citation: "Oregon HB 2029 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-24T16:53:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/207bc8b5-841b-4bb8-aac9-20c230ce811f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2029"
source_hash: "4112c6ecdd9a1429c6a01ec62b44659ff574ace819b4a32d40cfd290a52e6586"
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 2029 (2023R1) — Relating to instruments presented for recording to county clerk.

Increases minimum type size for instruments presented for recording to county clerk.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2029/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2029/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T20:08:51+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17T21:41:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-01-24T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-01-25T21:46:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26T19:21:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T19:32:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T19:15:57+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T20:35:16+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-21T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-27T17:24:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-27T18:53:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:16:11+00:00** Carried over to 03-01 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-01T20:16:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-06T19:31:49+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-07T17:40:18+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-13T18:05:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24T16:53:50+00:00** Chapter 3, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/207bc8b5-841b-4bb8-aac9-20c230ce811f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).