---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the military."
description: "Adds Space Force to the components of the Armed Forces of the United States."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3968"
citation: "Oregon HB 3968 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-04-22T16:45:26+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdbda607-1572-46af-9b18-3f4b291fa183"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3968"
source_hash: "13f1e4042a19d18a263d4cbb8fdebbf62d8c04cb12bfe4f399ba1f2709f92ea3"
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 3968 (2025R1) — Relating to the military.

Adds Space Force to the components of the Armed Forces of the United States.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3968/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3968/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22T16:45:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T21:11:12+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-05T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-19T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-21T16:45:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21T19:05:46+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-22T19:58:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27T18:00:44+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27T21:14:56+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-06-09T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-12T16:09:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12T18:49:25+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-16T23:45:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-18T19:59:18+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-18T22:25:27+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-26T18:59:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00** Chapter 453, (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/cdbda607-1572-46af-9b18-3f4b291fa183`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).