republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2017-regular-session/hb-2157.md

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Bill	Relating to a method of communication for certified public accountants to contact the Department of Revenue regarding Oregon tax laws.	Requires Department of Revenue to establish program by means of which department may give priority to certified public accountants and other tax practitioners who have questions about or wish to resolve issues concerning Oregon tax laws or application of Oregon tax laws<b> to personal income tax accounts</b>. Requires department to ensure that program serves as first point of contact for tax practitioners, dedicate trained employees, telephone number and other electronic means of communication exclusively for tax practitioners' use and provide resources that are sufficient </b>to answer questions or resolve issues in expedited manner. Permits department by rule to specify credentials persons must present to use telephone number or electronic means of communication. <b>Specifies minimum level of assistance that program must provide.</b>	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2017 Regular Session	HB 2157	Oregon HB 2157 (2017 Regular Session)	bill		enacted		4	23	4	2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00	2017-08-10T22:35:10+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/7c541e87-ee18-415c-811f-8d9c625e7f8d	https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2157	e5c7d58c3b622f119ae7163527677d4e2de5e382bd870c7ec07664e6b50930b4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon HB 2157 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to a method of communication for certified public accountants to contact the Department of Revenue regarding Oregon tax laws.

Requires Department of Revenue to establish program by means of which department may give priority to certified public accountants and other tax practitioners who have questions about or wish to resolve issues concerning Oregon tax laws or application of Oregon tax laws to personal income tax accounts. Requires department to ensure that program serves as first point of contact for tax practitioners, dedicate trained employees, telephone number and other electronic means of communication exclusively for tax practitioners' use and provide resources that are sufficient to answer questions or resolve issues in expedited manner. Permits department by rule to specify credentials persons must present to use telephone number or electronic means of communication. Specifies minimum level of assistance that program must provide.

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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2157/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third reading. Carried by DeBoer. Passed. — 30–0 (pass) · legislature
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 46–0 (pass) · legislature
• Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. — 53–0 (pass) · legislature
• Heard and Reported Out — 8–0 (pass) · legislature

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2017-01-18T01:55:48+00:00 Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. referral-committee
• 2017-02-22T21:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2017-04-20T20:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2017-04-24T17:24:48+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-04-24T17:24:49+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. referral-committee
• 2017-06-26T18:58:00+00:00 Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government. referral-committee
• 2017-06-27T22:03:00+00:00 Returned to Full Committee.
• 2017-06-27T22:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
• 2017-06-28T19:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2017-06-29T22:34:02+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-06-29T22:50:43+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2017-06-30T20:23:40+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2017-07-01T16:21:50+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2017-07-01T18:39:20+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means. referral-committee
• 2017-07-04T15:05:50+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-07-04T17:04:43+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2017-07-05T20:53:03+00:00 Third reading. Carried by DeBoer. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2017-07-05T20:54:03+00:00 Gelser declared potential conflict of interest by unanimous consent.
• 2017-07-10T21:30:00+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2017-07-18T18:09:30+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2017-08-02T18:41:09+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2017-08-10T22:35:10+00:00 Chapter 612, (2017 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2018.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c541e87-ee18-415c-811f-8d9c625e7f8d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).