---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Oriental medicine."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Defines \"Oriental medicine.\"</i>] <b>Removes the term \"Oriental medicine\" and similar terms, and replaces them with \"Traditional Eastern medicine.\" Defines \"Traditional Eastern medicine.\"</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 874"
citation: "Oregon SB 874 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-23T19:08:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce2e8b45-55ed-4ea9-8929-45a0cafaeda5"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB874"
source_hash: "877ed624198443192a11a3b645d56ab1ecdcc50b431bb7698c213440b45858b6"
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 874 (2025R1) — Relating to Oriental medicine.

</b> </i>] [<i>Defines "Oriental medicine."</i>] <b>Removes the term "Oriental medicine" and similar terms, and replaces them with "Traditional Eastern medicine." Defines "Traditional Eastern medicine."</b>

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB874/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB874/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB874/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBHHC Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29200)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB874/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Linthicum. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Isadore. Passed. — **47–4** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## 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 Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-27T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-10T16:43:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10T17:58:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11T19:19:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Linthicum. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-13T18:58:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T21:46:12+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2025-04-22T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-20T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-27T17:37:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-28T20:23:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29T22:05:03+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 2, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-02T20:50:42+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-03T22:02:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Isadore. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09T19:08:05+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-10T19:30:18+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-11T16:51:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-17T19:13:27+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-23T19:03:43+00:00** Chapter 344, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-23T19:08:23+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/ce2e8b45-55ed-4ea9-8929-45a0cafaeda5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).