republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/hb-3223.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to dental assistants; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "<i>Prohibits Oregon Board of Dentistry from requiring applicant for certification as dental assistant to pass written examination. Requires board to adopt rules to establish alternative pathways to certification.</i>] <b>Allows Oregon Board of Dentistry to require applicant for certification as dental assistant to pass written examination. Specifies requirements for examination. Becomes operative July 1, 2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3223"
citation: "Oregon HB 3223 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cyrus Javadi", "Hai Pham", "James Manning Jr.", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-09T18:21:07+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/132062fe-785d-4d6a-9baf-e52ca257f462"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3223"
source_hash: "024ca2a74bb3136199806e77dbeb39830e1ea0ca5d7f4e4b2e58439c58922526"
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 3223 (2023R1) — Relating to dental assistants; and prescribing an effective date.

<i>Prohibits Oregon Board of Dentistry from requiring applicant for certification as dental assistant to pass written examination. Requires board to adopt rules to establish alternative pathways to certification.</i>] <b>Allows Oregon Board of Dentistry to require applicant for certification as dental assistant to pass written examination. Specifies requirements for examination. Becomes operative July 1, 2025.

## 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/HB3223/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3223/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3223/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3223/B-Engrossed)
5. **HBHHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22909)
6. **SHC Amendment -A14** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25011)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3223/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3223/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Pham H, Javadi. Passed. — **40–15** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **16–9** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **42–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cyrus Javadi — primary (person)
- Hai Pham — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09T18:21:07+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T01:12:57+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T01:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-13T13:55:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14T18:31:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-15T19:31:41+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 16, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-03-16T19:25:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham H, Javadi. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-20T17:17:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T20:28:25+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-26T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-17T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-06-20T20:20:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T20:11:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-24T00:48:14+00:00** Carried over to 06-24 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-24T21:38:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T23:50:01+00:00** Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-29T18:11:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-29T20:11:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 436, (2023 Laws): Effective date September 24, 2023.
- **2023-06-24T21:39:34+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/132062fe-785d-4d6a-9baf-e52ca257f462`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).