---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to transfers of state property."
description: "Allows agencies to sell, lease or donate <b>agency's</b> <i>state</i>] real property <i>of agency</i>] <b>or interests in real property</b> to eligible Indian tribes notwithstanding ordinary transfer procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2737"
citation: "Oregon HB 2737 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tawna Sanchez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
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/ee66904c-5d79-45c3-ac18-7f9efbb0c45f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2737"
source_hash: "2ddb713f8a90962724a71c60a1dec579e31bfbeb97f33899308628f8a262fad6"
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 2737 (2023R1) — Relating to transfers of state property.

Allows agencies to sell, lease or donate <b>agency's</b> <i>state</i>] real property <i>of agency</i>] <b>or interests in real property</b> to eligible Indian tribes notwithstanding ordinary transfer procedures.

## 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/HB2737/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2737/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2737/A-Engrossed)
4. **HEMGGV Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22522)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2737/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. — **60–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tawna Sanchez — primary (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`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-09T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-13T23:31:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14T19:13:37+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-14T20:07:33+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T19:46:20+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T19:47:17+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-02T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:13:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `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.
- **2023-06-22T01:27:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T01:28:56+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 415, (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/ee66904c-5d79-45c3-ac18-7f9efbb0c45f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).