---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Department of Human Services' workforce; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires Department of Human Services to conduct annual assessment of workforce capacity and needs in each <i>division</i>]<b> program and unit</b> of department and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than <i>February 1</i>]<b> September 30 of</b> each<b> even-numbered</b> year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2804"
citation: "Oregon HB 2804 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathan Sosa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a457cc4-6c07-4907-bdac-b2e06d43eb41"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2804"
source_hash: "47cf38f2c594c31e3ee6f685efa5830c1dd6cd284ae3b007ba9aa2ad007e6b70"
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 2804 (2023R1) — Relating to the Department of Human Services' workforce; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires Department of Human Services to conduct annual assessment of workforce capacity and needs in each <i>division</i>]<b> program and unit</b> of department and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than <i>February 1</i>]<b> September 30 of</b> each<b> even-numbered</b> year.

## 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/HB2804/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2804/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2804/A-Engrossed)
4. **HECHS Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23256)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2804/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. — **33–21** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **17–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nathan Sosa — primary (person)
- Jules Walters — 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`
- **2023-01-12T19:19:20+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-20T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-22T17:12:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23T18:49:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:10:14+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:10:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T00:22:44+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-01T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-21T15:16:46+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T20:11:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-24T00:48:14+00:00** Carried over to 06-24 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-24T21:33:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-24T21:34:29+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 515, (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/9a457cc4-6c07-4907-bdac-b2e06d43eb41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).