---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to part-time faculty."
description: "<i>Establishes uniform method for calculating eligibility of part-time faculty member of community college or public university for certain health care, retirement and other benefits.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2740"
citation: "Oregon HB 2740 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan McLain", "Zach Hudson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b545a79-3111-4297-a1a9-2a9629cf7861"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2740"
source_hash: "5a2929548a89ae70fff64ff8276143b5a949096ecb48ebe21a5d1113f32760b1"
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 2740 (2023R1) — Relating to part-time faculty.

<i>Establishes uniform method for calculating eligibility of part-time faculty member of community college or public university for certain health care, retirement and other benefits.</i>]

## 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/HB2740/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2740/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2740/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHED Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24050)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2740/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin, Dembrow. Passed. — **19–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **31–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Susan McLain — primary (person)
- Zach Hudson — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — 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`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Higher Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-30T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-10T19:57:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11T21:39:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T00:54:41+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-13T23:20:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-14T17:38:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T16:49:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14T17:39:35+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Diehl.
- **2023-04-19T19:52:51+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:13:24+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.
- **2023-06-22T01:34:47+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin, Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T01:35:47+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 512, (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/5b545a79-3111-4297-a1a9-2a9629cf7861`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).