---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to health care providers."
description: "Allows Oregon Health Authority to conduct off-site investigation after receiving certain complaints against hospitals. <i>Allows initial licensure inspections to be conducted off-site for specified providers of home- and community-based care and hospice care.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 965"
citation: "Oregon SB 965 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8c82afa-3097-4f68-8e6e-a1f4cfaf4ac1"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB965"
source_hash: "9016fef9759dbab296c4d6912d731ca3ac26182e289a2d3c5c70de84ee58313b"
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 965 (2023R1) — Relating to health care providers.

Allows Oregon Health Authority to conduct off-site investigation after receiving certain complaints against hospitals. <i>Allows initial licensure inspections to be conducted off-site for specified providers of home- and community-based care and hospice care.</i>]

## 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/SB965/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB965/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB965/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24076)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB965/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third Reading. Taken from 04-19 Calendar and placed on 04-25 Calendar. Ayes, 15; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Boquist, Girod, Hansell, Hayden, Knopp, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 3--Findley, Gorsek, Meek. — **15–12** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **35–21** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **17–12** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T23:50:40+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-14T23:49:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-17T19:08:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T20:06:12+00:00** Carried over to 04-19 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-19T20:07:00+00:00** Third Reading. Taken from 04-19 Calendar and placed on 04-25 Calendar. Ayes, 15; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Boquist, Girod, Hansell, Hayden, Knopp, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 3--Findley, Gorsek, Meek.
- **2023-04-25T19:36:39+00:00** Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
- **2023-04-26T17:17:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T00:25:18+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-16T17:07:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-16T18:45:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **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.
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T18:59:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30T18:17:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 199, 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/a8c82afa-3097-4f68-8e6e-a1f4cfaf4ac1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).