---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to police dogs; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Authorizes emergency medical services providers to <i>transport or treat</i>]<b> provide emergency transportation for treatment to</b> police dogs injured in line of duty, provided that such transportation <i>or treatment</i>] does not interfere with emergency transportation <i>or treatment</i>] of humans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2650"
citation: "Oregon HB 2650 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Post"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
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/f3421487-c78a-4819-a4a6-7ad74acdae5b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2650"
source_hash: "71d4e82ff37f2639e7e083bb9ca03ab9e08d1d377f9cd07a55ee3beafc5ac169"
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 2650 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to police dogs; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes emergency medical services providers to <i>transport or treat</i>]<b> provide emergency transportation for treatment to</b> police dogs injured in line of duty, provided that such transportation <i>or treatment</i>] does not interfere with emergency transportation <i>or treatment</i>] of humans.

## 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/HB2650/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2650/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2650/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18744)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2650/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Post. Passed. — **47–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Post — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Moore-Green — 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-16T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-24T21:21:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30T18:18:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **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.
- **2021-04-10T20:51:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Post. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T18:26:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-12T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-20T15:19:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20T17:26:17+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24T18:41:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-24T18:42:12+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-05-26T15:46:56+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-26T19:25:37+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T21:24:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 122, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3421487-c78a-4819-a4a6-7ad74acdae5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).