republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2022r1/sb-1538.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to dental care for Pacific Islanders legally residing in Oregon under the Compact of Free Association."
description: "Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon. Specifies eligibility requirements for program and duties of authority in administering program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "SB 1538"
citation: "Oregon SB 1538 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hansell", "Bill Kennemer", "Cedric Hayden", "Greg Smith", "James Manning Jr.", "Lee Beyer", "Marty Wilde"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T17:10:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1f1a14d-24af-4939-90e1-6f7fee680a7f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1538"
source_hash: "1e115bed37bbb7f50d92fb074825894f864e26b1da34a68e4b7918c1f0140cdb"
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 1538 (2022R1) — Relating to dental care for Pacific Islanders legally residing in Oregon under the Compact of Free Association.

Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon. Specifies eligibility requirements for program and duties of authority in administering program.

## 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/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22355)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. — **57–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **42–2** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **25–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — primary (person)
- Greg Smith — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Lee Beyer — primary (person)
- Marty Wilde — primary (person)
- Chris Gorsek — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Zika — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T16:27:56+00:00** Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-14T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-15T17:16:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- **2022-02-15T17:16:04+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T23:43:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T21:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2022-02-23T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-25T03:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-26T00:59:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T17:21:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T20:49:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T22:35:44+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T23:57:05+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T06:25:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03T01:34:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T21:44:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T22:12:42+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T19:50:55+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-24T18:16:55+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T17:03:00+00:00** Chapter 87, 2022 Laws.
- **2022-04-01T17:10:00+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1f1a14d-24af-4939-90e1-6f7fee680a7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).