republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2021-regular-session/hb-2214.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Attorney General; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "<i>Limits amount that may be paid to outside attorneys hired by state government.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2214"
citation: "Oregon HB 2214 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marty Wilde"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80e488e0-ac1f-47c8-9bbe-9fdcb01814f4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2214"
source_hash: "7dae1e3e3f0ff14618737ce987ca0b19657e163f00261ecae72f58d05266ff3e"
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 2214 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the Attorney General; and prescribing an effective date.

<i>Limits amount that may be paid to outside attorneys hired by state government.</i>]

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2214/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2214/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2214/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2214/B-Engrossed)
5. **HGG Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18502)
6. **SJD110 Amendment -A7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21029)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2214/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2214/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **21–9** (pass) · upper
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **53–4** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Wilde. Passed. — **52–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marty Wilde — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Leif — cosponsor (person)

## 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 General Government. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-11T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-15T18:53:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T18:30:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24T18:08:50+00:00** Carried over to March 29, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-29T18:12:26+00:00** Carried over to March 30, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-31T03:44:01+00:00** Carried over to March 31, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T02:51:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wilde. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T18:26:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-06T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-25T15:31:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-26T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-03T21:24:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-07T18:23:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-08T18:53:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-08T18:54:32+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-06-23T16:28:34+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-06-24T20:13:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T15:59:48+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-08-06T17:22:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 675, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80e488e0-ac1f-47c8-9bbe-9fdcb01814f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).