---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of nursing titles."
description: "Prohibits a nonhuman entity from using [<i>the title \"nurse\" or other similar titles</i>] <b>specified nursing titles and abbreviations</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2748"
citation: "Oregon HB 2748 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Travis Nelson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e9988d4-bd5c-406d-9138-445eed16ad8a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2748"
source_hash: "03537c565dcbdc1f8263f0f7b22dbadd6d784da78771c3d8f99114ee77b70a06"
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 2748 (2025R1) — Relating to the use of nursing titles.

Prohibits a nonhuman entity from using [<i>the title "nurse" or other similar titles</i>] <b>specified nursing titles and abbreviations</b>.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2748/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2748/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2748/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29145)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2748/Enrolled)

## Votes

- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **39–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. — **53–4** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. — **18–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Sen Woods — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-20T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-02-24T23:30:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25T19:45:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27T20:06:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 4, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-03-04T19:47:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T18:55:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T20:18:31+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-20T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-27T21:54:55+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29T21:59:57+00:00** Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-02T19:24:04+00:00** Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-03T19:39:23+00:00** Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-04T19:31:28+00:00** Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-05T19:02:25+00:00** Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-09T19:36:00+00:00** Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-10T19:18:32+00:00** Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-11T16:37:47+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13T20:12:05+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-17T18:57:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-17T19:25:05+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T20:52:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00** Chapter 378, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e9988d4-bd5c-406d-9138-445eed16ad8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).