---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program."
description: "Makes Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program permanent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2271"
citation: "Oregon HB 2271 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6933a630-cced-4680-81a3-851fb209d455"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2271"
source_hash: "28e3c956658d5cfe267bbae19218ab5a07e50e0b750330d9a851238ccae8cf90"
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 2271 (2023R1) — Relating to the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program.

Makes Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program permanent.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2271/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2271/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. — **58–0** (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`
- **2023-01-11T20:08:51+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-21T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-22T23:43:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22T23:43:59+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12T15:43:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-05-24T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-01T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-02T22:57:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-07T18:26:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-07T19:31:36+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T20:39:58+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T19:53:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T00:22:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00** Chapter 303, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.
- **2023-06-23T00:23:54+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6933a630-cced-4680-81a3-851fb209d455`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).