---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to courts; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Increases fees that may be charged for preparation of court transcripts. <b>Appropriates moneys to carry out provisions increasing fees.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2225"
citation: "Oregon HB 2225 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67903d05-b840-4448-a91b-797876c31d52"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2225"
source_hash: "ecd55def8b39b494188c14787d7deeb19a8585540f8681f3028f61f772819955"
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 2225 (2023R1) — Relating to courts; and declaring an emergency.

Increases fees that may be charged for preparation of court transcripts. <b>Appropriates moneys to carry out provisions increasing fees.</b>

## 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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2225/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2225/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2225/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25175)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2225/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **19–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. — **50–7** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **44–2** (pass) · legislature

## 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-15T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-21T17:46:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21T17:46:58+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23T19:19:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-05-25T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-01T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-05T14:58:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-07T18:26:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-07T19:29:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T20:39:58+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T19:53:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T00:18:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00** Chapter 302, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 18, 2023.
- **2023-06-23T00:19:42+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67903d05-b840-4448-a91b-797876c31d52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).