---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to atomic cleanup veterans."
description: "Renames portion of Interstate 5, beginning in Albany and ending in Salem, to Atomic Veterans and Atomic Cleanup Veterans Memorial Highway."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2644"
citation: "Oregon HB 2644 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Post", "Paul Evans"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a78d90be-af59-45fc-a869-6cba938a8455"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2644"
source_hash: "628f1ea3348d5091167cf3fae8c469c7d66b885296a621ace1ec5d10fa7d35f1"
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 2644 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to atomic cleanup veterans.

Renames portion of Interstate 5, beginning in Albany and ending in Salem, to Atomic Veterans and Atomic Cleanup Veterans Memorial Highway.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2644/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2644/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2644/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19574)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2644/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Thomsen. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Post. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Post — primary (person)
- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jami Cate — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-05T22:45:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07T17:53:26+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-11T01:13:11+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-13T04:23:16+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-14T04:08:45+00:00** Carried over to April 14, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-15T04:06:41+00:00** Carried over to April 15, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-15T22:51:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Post. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T16:02:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23T16:24:27+00:00** Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-11T22:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-05-18T15:09:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-18T17:26:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19T19:06:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Thomsen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-20T19:02:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-19T19:07:39+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-05-25T17:04:30+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T21:24:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 121, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a78d90be-af59-45fc-a869-6cba938a8455`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).