---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Buy America requirements for public construction projects; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires <i>state contracting agency that procures</i>]<b> Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Department of Transportation, in procuring</b> public improvement contract or contract for public works with estimated contract price of <i>$150,000</i>]<b> $250,000</b> or more<b>,</b> to include in solicitation documents conspicuous notice that resulting public improvement contract or contract for public works will require contractors to use <i>iron,</i>] steel,<b> iron,</b> coatings for<b> steel and</b> iron <i>and steel</i>] and manufactured products that are <i>made</i>] <b>produced</b> in United States."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3332"
citation: "Oregon HB 3332 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dacia Grayber", "Dan Rayfield", "Lucetta Elmer"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-21T18:25:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1097916-2c8e-4599-a282-0f401f81ee2d"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3332"
source_hash: "86a96d596fac79804de5a9877e3f89c28e9a95534869caa233fa81810edea4eb"
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 3332 (2023R1) — Relating to Buy America requirements for public construction projects; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires <i>state contracting agency that procures</i>]<b> Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Department of Transportation, in procuring</b> public improvement contract or contract for public works with estimated contract price of <i>$150,000</i>]<b> $250,000</b> or more<b>,</b> to include in solicitation documents conspicuous notice that resulting public improvement contract or contract for public works will require contractors to use <i>iron,</i>] steel,<b> iron,</b> coatings for<b> steel and</b> iron <i>and steel</i>] and manufactured products that are <i>made</i>] <b>produced</b> in United States.

## 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/HB3332/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3332/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3332/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3332/B-Engrossed)
5. **HBL Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23384)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3332/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25389)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3332/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **21–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **42–14** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **36–8** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dacia Grayber — primary (person)
- Dan Rayfield — primary (person)
- Lucetta Elmer — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — 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 Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-22T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-29T22:15:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29T22:15:19+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24T16:25:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-06-06T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-06-09T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-12T20:36:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13T17:52:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-14T21:45:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-14T21:46:37+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Scharf.
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T23:40:43+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T19:54:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T22:05:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. 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`
- **2023-06-23T22:06:10+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 541, (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/c1097916-2c8e-4599-a282-0f401f81ee2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).