---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the board of property tax appeals; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Changes terms of members of board of property tax appeals from one year to <i>four</i>] <b>two</b> years. Makes nonsubstantive housekeeping changes to standardize use of terminology."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2237"
citation: "Oregon HB 2237 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lily Morgan", "Rep Smith DB"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-09-24T23:26:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d569707a-7b04-427a-a0ae-3d985c3f8a7a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2237"
source_hash: "d482c0ba1f52115722cf89dde2aca9e61ba89c461e1625469b644a3013277b42"
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 2237 (2023R1) — Relating to the board of property tax appeals; and prescribing an effective date.

Changes terms of members of board of property tax appeals from one year to <i>four</i>] <b>two</b> years. Makes nonsubstantive housekeeping changes to standardize use of terminology.

## 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/HB2237/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2237/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2237/A-Engrossed)
4. **HREV Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23042)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2237/Enrolled)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Lily Morgan — primary (person)
- Rep Smith DB — primary (person)

## 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`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T16:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-14T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-15T22:46:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16T18:41:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T19:16:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Morgan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T00:12:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24T18:10:01+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-18T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-24T16:16:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24T18:26:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:53:56+00:00** Carried over to 04-26 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-26T19:35:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T22:10:52+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-03T18:08:20+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-08T19:53:23+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-09-24T23:26:00+00:00** Chapter 38, (2023 Laws): Effective date September 24, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d569707a-7b04-427a-a0ae-3d985c3f8a7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).