republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/hb-2294.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training."
description: "Establishes program within Apprenticeship and Training Division of Bureau of Labor and Industries to make grants to local service districts and local joint committees that develop and administer pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2294"
citation: "Oregon HB 2294 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dacia Grayber", "David Brock Smith", "Janeen Sollman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82991dde-56d7-4baa-aab0-25dd15519027"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2294"
source_hash: "bc94b585a37879ea2f79eb5cd62d46ab6739fc6ccb888eebcf859e18e8cb635f"
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 2294 (2023R1) — Relating to pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training.

Establishes program within Apprenticeship and Training Division of Bureau of Labor and Industries to make grants to local service districts and local joint committees that develop and administer pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2294/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2294/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2294/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25301)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2294/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **48–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dacia Grayber — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Hai Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Virgle Osborne — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T20:08:51+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-01T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-02T17:44:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-02T17:44:54+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-28T20:23:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-06-05T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-08T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-09T15:31:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13T17:52:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-13T23:37:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T20:39:58+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T19:53:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T00:25:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-23T00:26:56+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 496, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82991dde-56d7-4baa-aab0-25dd15519027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).