---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to annexing territory to rural fire protection districts; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Authorizes board of directors of rural fire protection district to annex to district, under certain circumstances, lands that are within coverage area of district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 1068"
citation: "Oregon SB 1068 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Floyd Prozanski", "James Manning Jr.", "Janelle Bynum", "Jeff Golden", "Kayse Jama", "Lew Frederick", "Paul Evans", "Susan McLain", "Zach Hudson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-27T18:41:46+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T19:00:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/687a34e8-51d9-42c3-8abe-d839e2284127"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB1068"
source_hash: "946d52a77f35d46bb92b261e3e0878154cc1ffcd3797a7883f73e31d007cbfc6"
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 SB 1068 (2023R1) — Relating to annexing territory to rural fire protection districts; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes board of directors of rural fire protection district to annex to district, under certain circumstances, lands that are within coverage area of district.

## 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/SB1068/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1068/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **20–8** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **37–11** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Janelle Bynum — primary (person)
- Jeff Golden — primary (person)
- Kayse Jama — primary (person)
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Susan McLain — primary (person)
- Zach Hudson — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27T18:41:46+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T20:22:42+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-10T16:14:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10T23:28:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T03:34:40+00:00** Carried over to 04-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-12T23:59:19+00:00** Carried over to 04-13 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-13T21:50:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T21:53:00+00:00** Hansell, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2023-04-14T15:48:14+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T16:33:07+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-16T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-19T19:49:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-22T18:01:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:22:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-26T01:51:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-31T18:07:56+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 208, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T19:00:32+00:00** Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
- **2023-04-13T21:54:00+00:00** Hayden, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote nay.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/687a34e8-51d9-42c3-8abe-d839e2284127`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).