---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to sewage disposal system permits; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "<i>Directs</i>]<b> Authorizes</b> Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules for determining whether community or area-wide sewerage system <i>will accommodate proposed sewage discharge</i>]<b> is available</b> for purposes of sewage disposal system construction permit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 931"
citation: "Oregon SB 931 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Meek"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-21T18:23:09+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T00:14:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1912e4d4-8077-4135-a377-e8d716a87ff7"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB931"
source_hash: "2f291f909254999093d89485871e7cbbe12be88a965ad30973d987c0be656812"
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 931 (2023R1) — Relating to sewage disposal system permits; and prescribing an effective date.

<i>Directs</i>]<b> Authorizes</b> Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules for determining whether community or area-wide sewerage system <i>will accommodate proposed sewage discharge</i>]<b> is available</b> for purposes of sewage disposal system construction permit.

## 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/SB931/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB931/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB931/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB931/B-Engrossed)
5. **JWM Amendment -A6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25237)
6. **SNR Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24184)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB931/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB931/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Pham K. Passed. — **52–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Meek — primary (person)
- Bill Hansell — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-21T18:23:09+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T23:45:57+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-03T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-11T15:28:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11T15:28:31+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22T16:37:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-31T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-05-31T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-06-02T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-06T18:10:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:14:13+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21T20:35:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T21:29:26+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T17:47:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-22T21:17:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-23T01:11:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-06-23T21:14:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham K. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21T00:15:13+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-29T18:11:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-27T22:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T00:09:00+00:00** Chapter 467, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-08-04T00:14:00+00:00** Effective date, September 24, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1912e4d4-8077-4135-a377-e8d716a87ff7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).