---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the rights of students who have limited hearing capabilities."
description: "Declares children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind have same rights and potential as children who are not deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2669"
citation: "Oregon HB 2669 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "Tawna Sanchez"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
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/8438d302-62f4-499d-87dc-2578113e134e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2669"
source_hash: "1790a3f04fcef60a267cca036651e4eb51823d862e445cac4bb739dafc3e171a"
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 2669 (2023R1) — Relating to the rights of students who have limited hearing capabilities.

Declares children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind have same rights and potential as children who are not deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind.

## 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/HB2669/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2669/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. — **58–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Smith — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2023-01-13T19:56:52+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-06T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-09T00:39:02+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09T19:30:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T18:28:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T19:10:54+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T20:40:15+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:13:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **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.
- **2023-06-22T00:21:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22T00:22:53+00:00** Gelser Blouin, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T00:23:53+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00** Chapter 317, (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/8438d302-62f4-499d-87dc-2578113e134e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).