republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/hb-3068.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to high school diplomas; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Provides that high school student in grade 11 or 12 may be awarded high school equivalency diploma if student has received certificate for passing approved high school equivalency test and meets other conditions.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3068"
citation: "Oregon HB 3068 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["E. Werner Reschke", "Lynn Findley", "Mark Owens", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-17T17:57:24+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79cc42c4-d5b6-4958-93ba-585e0d001ece"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3068"
source_hash: "ca6bdf85946cb965d5f5077bf91db5a2b500cff4e2b50bdb1941db0e0be1d260"
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 3068 (2023R1) — Relating to high school diplomas; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Provides that high school student in grade 11 or 12 may be awarded high school equivalency diploma if student has received certificate for passing approved high school equivalency test and meets other conditions.</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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3068/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3068/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3068/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3068/B-Engrossed)
5. **HED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23642)
6. **SED Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25007)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3068/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3068/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **52–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- E. Werner Reschke — primary (person)
- Lynn Findley — primary (person)
- Mark Owens — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McIntire — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Lily Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17T17:57:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T17:49:09+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-27T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-28T23:08:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29T18:56:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:28:07+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 3, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-03T19:49:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 4, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-04T19:47:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-05T19:53:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:50:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11T18:44:09+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-18T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-23T18:41:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T02:57:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23T18:40:17+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T02:58:01+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Hansell.
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 527, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79cc42c4-d5b6-4958-93ba-585e0d001ece`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).