---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to physician qualifications for special licenses; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Repeals a license issued by the Oregon Medical Board to certain physicians licensed to practice in other jurisdictions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 873"
citation: "Oregon SB 873 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T23:10:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e7ea262-ef88-4f10-94b8-51d398037506"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB873"
source_hash: "a845bec5ff6eadf4a8228b930b2bf70ca6bd6f6fc2a5dde9fc2222f6ef7daeac"
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 873 (2025R1) — Relating to physician qualifications for special licenses; and prescribing an effective date.

Repeals a license issued by the Oregon Medical Board to certain physicians licensed to practice in other jurisdictions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## 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/SB873/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB873/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-27T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-10T16:43:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10T17:58:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11T19:11:04+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-13T18:58:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T21:46:12+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2025-04-22T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-06T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-12T20:15:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-13T18:58:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14T19:43:54+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-15T20:25:38+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 19, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-19T18:49:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T22:02:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-21T17:14:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T00:03:09+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T22:01:42+00:00** Chapter 183, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T23:10:19+00:00** Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e7ea262-ef88-4f10-94b8-51d398037506`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).