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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program."
description: "Establishes Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program within Department of Veterans' Affairs. Directs department to provide grants to entities to provide transportation to veterans in rural areas to access services for physical, mental or behavioral health care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2139"
citation: "Oregon HB 2139 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47c79710-b721-4f86-85f7-2df66fb92246"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2139"
source_hash: "e8d92f2f23f25aa5a1ae21e699dcb5a01242c4ae9ee317574ab8c1ed33142c2f"
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 2139 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program.
Establishes Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program within Department of Veterans' Affairs. Directs department to provide grants to entities to provide transportation to veterans in rural areas to access services for physical, mental or behavioral health care.
## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2139/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2139/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Wright. Passed. — **590** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **60** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **460** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **281** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-02-16T23:16:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2021-02-23T23:16:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-09T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-11T16:17:50+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11T16:17:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29T02:39:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03T15:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-03T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-11T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-14T22:52:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14T23:05:30+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-15T19:11:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wright. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T17:26:58+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T20:34:22+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T15:15:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21T17:59:25+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T17:12:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-24T16:39:09+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T15:59:48+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-22T17:13:21+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-07-14T19:16:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 449, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47c79710-b721-4f86-85f7-2df66fb92246`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).