---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to redistricting; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Removes current congressional district provisions. Specifies new congressional districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021S1"
identifier: "SB 881"
citation: "Oregon SB 881 (2021S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peter Courtney"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-09-20T14:14:03+00:00"
last_action: "2021-10-04T16:10:57+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d03dd46-60cc-4475-bda1-32cd79605d95"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021S1/Measures/Overview/SB881"
source_hash: "3c7db4e4c36e5c2b4e134c7babf0cf926ca7a241419583cab754993fa9427419"
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 881 (2021S1) — Relating to redistricting; and declaring an emergency.

Removes current congressional district provisions. Specifies new congressional districts.

## 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/2021S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB881/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB881/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB881/A-Engrossed)
4. **HCRED Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021S1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21621)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB881/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Salinas. Passed. — **33–16** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **2–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **18–6** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **18–11** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **2–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peter Courtney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-20T14:14:03+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-09-20T15:18:00+00:00** Referred to Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-20T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-09-20T19:29:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-09-20T19:42:33+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-09-20T20:44:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-20T21:20:38+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-09-20T23:04:39+00:00** Referred to Congressional Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-20T23:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-09-21T03:19:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-09-20T20:45:48+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Golden, Thatcher.
- **2021-09-27T16:31:15+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-09-27T16:40:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Motion to rerefer to Congressional Redistricting carried. Rereferred.
- **2021-09-27T17:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-09-27T17:51:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-09-27T21:23:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Salinas. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-27T21:59:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-09-27T23:43:50+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-09-27T23:46:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-09-27T23:50:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-10-04T16:09:46+00:00** Chapter 1, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-10-04T16:10:57+00:00** Effective date, September 27, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d03dd46-60cc-4475-bda1-32cd79605d95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).