---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Director of Affirmative Action."
description: "Transfers Director of Affirmative Action from office of Governor to Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Eliminates requirement that director be confirmed by Senate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 203"
citation: "Oregon SB 203 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-30T19:41:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b0230bf-cbce-4b3f-a3f2-41293b5e9e4a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB203"
source_hash: "e05b2e0db2a4eacb837f5377fdc55071d77740586dd1c2c7401c69ce32e8cd13"
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 203 (2023R1) — Relating to the Director of Affirmative Action.

Transfers Director of Affirmative Action from office of Governor to Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Eliminates requirement that director be confirmed by Senate.

## 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/SB203/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB203/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed. — **40–20** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **24–5** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-14T20:26:46+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-14T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-27T16:22:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27T17:34:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:10:40+00:00** Carried over to 03-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-29T20:10:13+00:00** Carried over to 03-30 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-30T19:25:50+00:00** Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-03T18:48:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T18:49:39+00:00** Smith DB granted unanimous consent to change vote from aye to nay.
- **2023-04-03T18:50:39+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Robinson.
- **2023-04-04T17:39:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07T16:22:53+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-27T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-28T23:31:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02T02:10:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T21:41:19+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 3, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-03T19:43:02+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 4, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-04T18:58:24+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-08T18:45:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10T18:08:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-11T20:15:55+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-19T21:48:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26T19:31:00+00:00** Chapter 102, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-30T19:41:17+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b0230bf-cbce-4b3f-a3f2-41293b5e9e4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).