---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to veterans."
description: "Directs governing body of each county to designate person to ensure interment of unclaimed <i>human</i>] <b>cremated</b> remains of veteran or survivor of veteran. Limits civil liability <b>for interment of eligible decedent</b> except for gross negligence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2147"
citation: "Oregon HB 2147 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1acaaf08-65dd-481e-8639-780436a7f0d0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2147"
source_hash: "460e173e0ba4117140199cb5c453b5e581c34cfdca45b6ce5db169105da765e0"
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 2147 (2023R1) — Relating to veterans.

Directs governing body of each county to designate person to ensure interment of unclaimed <i>human</i>] <b>cremated</b> remains of veteran or survivor of veteran. Limits civil liability <b>for interment of eligible decedent</b> except for gross negligence.

## 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/HB2147/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2147/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2147/A-Engrossed)
4. **HEMGGV Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23079)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2147/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Goodwin. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T19:19:20+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-16T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-22T17:11:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23T18:49:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T18:58:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Goodwin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:10:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T16:52:34+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-25T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-02T16:15:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02T18:25:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-15T23:07:12+00:00** Carried over to 06-16 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T20:24:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22T21:24:19+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T22:12:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-21T20:25:00+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 402, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1acaaf08-65dd-481e-8639-780436a7f0d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).