---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to schools."
description: "[<i>Provides that only a registered nurse may supervise a nurse in a school setting with respect to the practice of nursing.</i>] Allows [<i>an individual</i>] <b>a school administrator or other staff member</b> who is not a nurse to supervise a <b>school nurse or registered</b> nurse in a school setting for purposes not related to the practice of nursing. <b>Prohibits an administrator or other individual from directing a school nurse or registered nurse in the practice of nursing.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2948"
citation: "Oregon HB 2948 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hai Pham", "Sara Gelser Blouin", "Travis Nelson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bd47c66-4ccc-46eb-a560-848d304cb6ea"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2948"
source_hash: "d511fb0694197a7eb0ab4e16ba345292d11734fba708b9833999ea35e305fdd5"
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 2948 (2025R1) — Relating to schools.

[<i>Provides that only a registered nurse may supervise a nurse in a school setting with respect to the practice of nursing.</i>] Allows [<i>an individual</i>] <b>a school administrator or other staff member</b> who is not a nurse to supervise a <b>school nurse or registered</b> nurse in a school setting for purposes not related to the practice of nursing. <b>Prohibits an administrator or other individual from directing a school nurse or registered nurse in the practice of nursing.</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/HB2948/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2948/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2948/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBHHC Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26535)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2948/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hai Pham — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Neron — 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 Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-27T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-04T23:00:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-06T19:27:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-10T18:36:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-11T18:29:43+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T17:34:56+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-06T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-14T16:46:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14T19:02:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-15T19:28:10+00:00** Carried over to 05-19 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-19T19:23:52+00:00** Carried over to 05-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-20T19:03:38+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21T18:53:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-21T22:13:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T20:48:30+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00** Chapter 207, (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/1bd47c66-4ccc-46eb-a560-848d304cb6ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).