---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to real estate appraisers; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Allows Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board to require training on implicit bias and state and federal fair housing laws for real estate appraisers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 702"
citation: "Oregon SB 702 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Manning Jr.", "Ricki Ruiz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-26T19:43:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c0153ff-3d2e-4e91-9c3d-0deee98f59f5"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB702"
source_hash: "39c6646615409c5fb2258f2f4c85e0df0f81f4e6a6c31ee4fc862220e091dbaf"
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 702 (2023R1) — Relating to real estate appraisers; and prescribing an effective date.

Allows Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board to require training on implicit bias and state and federal fair housing laws for real estate appraisers.

## 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/SB702/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB702/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **24–6** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed. — **40–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — primary (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — 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`
- **2023-01-15T16:54:08+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-06T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-09T17:15:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09T19:28:41+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T19:23:19+00:00** Carried over to 02-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-14T20:48:01+00:00** Carried over to 02-15 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-15T20:33:48+00:00** Carried over to 02-16 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-16T19:55:15+00:00** Carried over to 02-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-20T19:58:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **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 Housing and Homelessness. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2023-04-18T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-27T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-28T00:13:58+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.
- **2023-05-08T19:18:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. 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 112, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-26T19:43:00+00:00** Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c0153ff-3d2e-4e91-9c3d-0deee98f59f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).