---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to community college funding."
description: "Provides that course work in aviation maintenance occurring at airport in neighboring state may be included in clock hours of instruction for purposes of Community College Support Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 482"
citation: "Oregon SB 482 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Bonham", "Jeffrey Helfrich"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2df4713-632f-48ae-a78d-7ec401b1c814"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB482"
source_hash: "fe2473f5ee2a2cb6b57ded164222154f484dc29dab949ee69ab6fbe527ae7e50"
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 482 (2023R1) — Relating to community college funding.

Provides that course work in aviation maintenance occurring at airport in neighboring state may be included in clock hours of instruction for purposes of Community College Support Fund.

## 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/SB482/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB482/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed. — **46–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Bonham — primary (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — primary (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2023-01-11T23:42:09+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-23T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-04T17:23:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04T17:33:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:55:09+00:00** Carried over to 04-06 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-06T20:01:02+00:00** Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-11T03:43:03+00:00** Carried over to 04-11 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-12T01:18:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T01:19:59+00:00** Thatcher, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2023-04-12T17:26:16+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14T00:26:03+00:00** Referred to Higher Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-11T23:56:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15T19:33:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16T19:08:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T20:26:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25T18:12:20+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-26T01:02:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-06T17:21:52+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 154, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+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/a2df4713-632f-48ae-a78d-7ec401b1c814`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).