---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to signed authorizations designating exclusive bargaining representation; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Requires Employment Relations Board to develop guidelines and procedures for authorizations designating bargaining representatives of bargaining unit to be prepared and signed electronically."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2573"
citation: "Oregon HB 2573 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dacia Grayber", "Michael Dembrow", "Wlnsvey Campos", "Zach Hudson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c910bed1-8a5f-4124-85b4-8ecc974de109"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2573"
source_hash: "e54e6cf2a54ff98dc4e906bd8407628b37e39072261f36b9aa908fd89f01db58"
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 2573 (2023R1) — Relating to signed authorizations designating exclusive bargaining representation; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Employment Relations Board to develop guidelines and procedures for authorizations designating bargaining representatives of bargaining unit to be prepared and signed electronically.

## 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/HB2573/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2573/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2573/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBL Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22992)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2573/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **40–16** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **17–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dacia Grayber — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — primary (person)
- Zach Hudson — primary (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (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`
- **2023-01-13T19:56:52+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-13T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-15T22:46:56+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`
- **2023-03-20T19:16:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 21, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-03-21T18:34:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. 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 Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-13T15:01:00+00:00** Possible Work Session cancelled.
- **2023-04-18T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-02T16:15:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02T18:25:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-15T23:07:12+00:00** Carried over to 06-16 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T20:45:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22T21:24:19+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T22:12:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-30T17:45:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-21T20:46:26+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00** Chapter 222, (2023 Laws): Effective date June 30, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c910bed1-8a5f-4124-85b4-8ecc974de109`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).