---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to public accountancy."
description: "Modifies laws regulating public accountancy professionals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 797"
citation: "Oregon SB 797 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/976f5c1f-b792-4ab4-b735-8d364fd5c935"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB797"
source_hash: "2ca22f30b1dcc97e738a72274bb2b0a613ead310721ed249d04ac1a5ce2cc7dd"
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 797 (2025R1) — Relating to public accountancy.

Modifies laws regulating public accountancy professionals.

## 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/SB797/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB797/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB797/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB797/B-Engrossed)
5. **HCCP Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28787)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB797/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SLB Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26465)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB797/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed. — **52–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2025-02-18T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-27T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-03T18:36:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04T19:17:37+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T19:51:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-10T18:47:36+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13T22:15:18+00:00** Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-05T17:12:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06T19:41:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07T19:49:38+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-08T19:56:43+00:00** Third Reading commenced.
- **2025-05-08T19:57:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 12, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-12T19:11:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14T18:48:05+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-05-15T19:35:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-15T22:07:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T23:49:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:11:08+00:00** Chapter 132, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00** 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/976f5c1f-b792-4ab4-b735-8d364fd5c935`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).