---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to members of the Oregon State Bar."
description: "Modifies statutes to allow for nonattorney associate members of the Oregon State Bar to practice law in certain scope of practice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 306"
citation: "Oregon SB 306 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/310bedf5-6f06-4d13-8d50-282af0279b3b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB306"
source_hash: "0fdbc646b0f9d25ea018d4276fbb4a82614405e2226f4a86bfa04ef12aeaf661"
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 306 (2023R1) — Relating to members of the Oregon State Bar.

Modifies statutes to allow for nonattorney associate members of the Oregon State Bar to practice law in certain scope of practice.

## 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/SB306/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB306/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB306/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22485)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB306/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. — **34–18** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## 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`
- **2023-01-12T19:26:35+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-02T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-06T22:35:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-07T19:13:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T20:04:38+00:00** Carried over to 02-13 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-13T19:23:19+00:00** Carried over to 02-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-14T20:47:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-14T20:48:11+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-20T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-21T22:49:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24T19:05:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:35:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:43:55+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:14:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-08T20:12:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T22:45:00+00:00** Chapter 72, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-16T23:00:00+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/310bedf5-6f06-4d13-8d50-282af0279b3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).