---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Office of Administrative Hearings."
description: "Provides that Governor's appointment of chief administrative law judge is subject to confirmation by Senate. Modifies qualifications and appointment process for chief administrative law judge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3141"
citation: "Oregon HB 3141 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janeen Sollman", "Paul Holvey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-24T18:12:05+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T23:52:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67ff7622-0151-4462-90d2-8d511b092da8"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3141"
source_hash: "2bbe6049a1c383684bfa8dfe5ded9250f8cf12e2068f17c5bf27c2f720566645"
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 3141 (2023R1) — Relating to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Provides that Governor's appointment of chief administrative law judge is subject to confirmation by Senate. Modifies qualifications and appointment process for chief administrative law judge.

## 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/HB3141/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3141/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **23–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- Paul Holvey — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24T18:12:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T21:47:24+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-14T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-17T19:26:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20T18:28:39+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T19:26:05+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-03-22T18:40:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T18:14:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24T18:10:01+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-13T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2023-04-20T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-26T17:09:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-26T19:01:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T19:20:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T22:10:52+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-03T18:08:20+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-08T19:53:23+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T23:52:40+00:00** Chapter 52, (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/67ff7622-0151-4462-90d2-8d511b092da8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).