---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to execution formalities."
description: "Modifies execution formalities for appointment of person to make decisions concerning disposition of remains and for declaration for mental health treatment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2329"
citation: "Oregon HB 2329 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
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/a14d97e3-3980-466a-8054-84fce35b80a8"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2329"
source_hash: "6b5a8114d9466c60ca9d2eb6e61c160d0e3c34d072df92e717b9079901ae36fc"
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 2329 (2023R1) — Relating to execution formalities.

Modifies execution formalities for appointment of person to make decisions concerning disposition of remains and for declaration for mental health treatment.

## 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/HB2329/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2329/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Conrad. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **29–0** (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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-01-26T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-01-30T23:57:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31T19:26:13+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T19:58:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Conrad. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T19:25:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T00:03:05+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-28T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-06T17:54:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-06T19:07:22+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07T18:20:31+00:00** Carried over to 03-08 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-08T19:54:02+00:00** Carried over to 03-09 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-09T20:06:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T21:54:52+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-20T16:33:45+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-21T18:44:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24T16:53:50+00:00** Chapter 11, (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/a14d97e3-3980-466a-8054-84fce35b80a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).