---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the financial administration of the Water Resources Department; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Water Resources Department for biennial expenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 5043"
citation: "Oregon HB 5043 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f2603d7-9b1d-4cb5-84d2-501054052153"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB5043"
source_hash: "6b4f44159124ef5fc0fad195d2267d2749ac7ab36bff750a94339cc735365da3"
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 5043 (2023R1) — Relating to the financial administration of the Water Resources Department; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Water Resources Department for biennial expenses.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5043/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5043/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5043/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25382)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5043/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — **45–13** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **20–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **34–10** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T23:52:52+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T20:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2023-04-05T20:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2023-04-06T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-02T23:58:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-06-05T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-09T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-12T20:36:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13T17:52:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-13T22:11:50+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13T22:12:50+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Elmer.
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-16T18:21:13+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T17:56:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T20:11:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-24T00:24:47+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-24T00:25:47+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley.
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 460, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 27, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f2603d7-9b1d-4cb5-84d2-501054052153`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).