---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certification of private security professionals."
description: "Directs the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to adopt rules [<i>providing that, if an applicant for certification as a private security professional is or was certified as a police officer, a refresher course and examination satisfies the training requirements for certification</i>]<b> establishing a procedure for recognition of prior law enforcement experience toward completion of required training for certification as a private security professional</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2183"
citation: "Oregon HB 2183 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey Helfrich"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7443cbbd-2414-4b7b-a7b2-86320c76f5b0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2183"
source_hash: "5dc2d558e23fb7fa0cbaae5a9497a870e6734da6bff5c52fe05ec6d0a51b50f7"
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 HB 2183 (2025R1) — Relating to certification of private security professionals.

Directs the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to adopt rules [<i>providing that, if an applicant for certification as a private security professional is or was certified as a police officer, a refresher course and examination satisfies the training requirements for certification</i>]<b> establishing a procedure for recognition of prior law enforcement experience toward completion of required training for certification as a private security professional</b>.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2183/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2183/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2183/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27653)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2183/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed. — **51–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey Helfrich — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-01T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-07T17:25:46+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08T18:18:07+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:09:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-10T23:43:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-14T16:19:36+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14T20:36:04+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-28T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-05T16:48:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05T18:32:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06T18:56:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08T17:28:22+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-08T19:31:46+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-14T23:03:44+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00** Chapter 72, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7443cbbd-2414-4b7b-a7b2-86320c76f5b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).