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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to angling."
description: "Authorizes State Department of Fish and Wildlife to waive certain requirements for black bass and walleye angling competitions if department determines that limiting black bass or walleye populations would benefit native fish species or ecological health of body of water."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2966"
citation: "Oregon HB 2966 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rep Smith DB", "Virgle Osborne"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T23:52:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fe5fb96-d2f8-4b6f-9a2e-671e6487d485"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2966"
source_hash: "a421dea33cece44a825eb9bef36ea369d94162f0e6de4bb73a45da049b63e113"
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 2966 (2023R1) — Relating to angling.
Authorizes State Department of Fish and Wildlife to waive certain requirements for black bass and walleye angling competitions if department determines that limiting black bass or walleye populations would benefit native fish species or ecological health of body of water.
## 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/HB2966/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2966/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2966/A-Engrossed)
4. **HALNRW Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22737)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2966/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rep Smith DB — primary (person)
- Virgle Osborne — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — 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`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-28T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-06T14:54:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07T19:16:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09T19:33:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-13T17:36:22+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T19:01:15+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-12T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-17T15:58:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18T02:25:19+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T20:06:12+00:00** Carried over to 04-19 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-19T20:09:27+00:00** Carried over to 04-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-20T19:19:14+00:00** Carried over to 04-24 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-25T03:24:18+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T18:53:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-27T19:43:55+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-08T19:53:23+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T23:52:40+00:00** Chapter 48, (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/1fe5fb96-d2f8-4b6f-9a2e-671e6487d485`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).