---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the health insurance exchange; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Requires Oregon Health Authority to transition from healthcare.gov to state-based marketplace by November 1, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 972"
citation: "Oregon SB 972 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T20:48:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3c0f2f8-8e1e-40bd-8359-36d8589b381a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB972"
source_hash: "b762867c454d614f01d17245d3dd33e33267550d68a7d50343ae720f60d349de"
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 972 (2023R1) — Relating to the health insurance exchange; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to transition from healthcare.gov to state-based marketplace by November 1, 2026.

## 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/SB972/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB972/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **32–8** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. — **34–20** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **17–8** (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, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-13T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-15T19:28:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- **2023-03-15T19:28:30+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24T16:23:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01T15:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-06-01T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-08T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:12:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `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.
- **2023-06-21T00:22:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. 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`
- **2023-06-22T17:47:40+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.
- **2023-06-23T21:16:04+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21T00:23:34+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`
- **2023-08-01T00:45:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T20:43:00+00:00** Chapter 585, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-08-15T20:48:00+00:00** Effective date, July 31, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3c0f2f8-8e1e-40bd-8359-36d8589b381a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).