---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to school enrollment designation of student; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Requires school districts to designate person's school or program of enrollment. Prohibits designation of nonstandard school or program that does not meet specified requirements.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 923"
citation: "Oregon SB 923 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-16T19:55:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/207cda68-5970-4d77-a5f7-a284a91f47e8"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB923"
source_hash: "55d07e077284bfcc87da19a9f42255b6702d8eb1030e0c638deeafcd04b912f4"
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 923 (2023R1) — Relating to school enrollment designation of student; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Requires school districts to designate person's school or program of enrollment. Prohibits designation of nonstandard school or program that does not meet specified requirements.</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/SB923/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB923/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB923/A-Engrossed)
4. **SED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24293)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB923/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **19–9** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed. — **45–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16T19:55:15+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T17:21:45+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-10T20:12:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11T18:41:07+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T23:59:19+00:00** Carried over to 04-13 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-13T23:20:23+00:00** Carried over to 04-17 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-17T19:43:17+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T17:10:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17T19:44:17+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
- **2023-04-20T16:33:07+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-16T17:07:19+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.
- **2023-05-24T18:55:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Neron. 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 197, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** Effective date, July 1, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/207cda68-5970-4d77-a5f7-a284a91f47e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).