---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to dry cleaning; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Repeals Department of Environmental Quality's dry cleaner environmental program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3273"
citation: "Oregon HB 3273 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pam Marsh"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-21T18:25:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01f9aa83-9d80-463f-a61f-85f8963f2c82"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3273"
source_hash: "caa7fcd3bf5a3cafcf893defddd7a716edfb32f1cbd40f79a0aa5da1c4c9b802"
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 3273 (2023R1) — Relating to dry cleaning; and prescribing an effective date.

Repeals Department of Environmental Quality's dry cleaner environmental program.

## 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/HB3273/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3273/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3273/A-Engrossed)
4. **HCEE Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22922)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3273/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. — **53–4** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pam Marsh — primary (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-21T18:25:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T18:42:01+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-08T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-10T23:37:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13T18:19:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T19:08:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T18:38:16+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T17:06:33+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2023-04-18T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-27T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-02T16:15:54+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.
- **2023-06-21T21:18:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-21T21:19:16+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-07-13T19:20:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00** Chapter 262, (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/01f9aa83-9d80-463f-a61f-85f8963f2c82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).