---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to composition of governing boards at post-secondary institutions of education."
description: "<i>Requires that faculty and nonfaculty staff members of governing board at public university are voting members of board.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 423"
citation: "Oregon SB 423 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Dembrow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/174a6c3c-7e3d-4049-b45a-81cc8049df2b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB423"
source_hash: "e6900c88bfb85bbbff51f7b334dfbbcba74c71f96eadd313a87434d8385d2455"
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 SB 423 (2023R1) — Relating to composition of governing boards at post-secondary institutions of education.

<i>Requires that faculty and nonfaculty staff members of governing board at public university are voting members of board.</i>]

## 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/SB423/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB423/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB423/A-Engrossed)
4. **SED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22757)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB423/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. — **39–18** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **21–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T23:42:09+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-02T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-07T20:30:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08T18:44:55+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09T19:27:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-13T17:34:48+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T16:42:52+00:00** Referred to Higher Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-16T17:07:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-16T18:45:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T18:47:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30T18:17:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 178, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** 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/174a6c3c-7e3d-4049-b45a-81cc8049df2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).