republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/sb-227.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Oregon State Board of Nursing; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "During emergency declared by Governor, allows Oregon State Board of Nursing to issue limited license to practice nursing to nurse licensed in another jurisdiction and to issue limited certificate as nursing assistant to nursing assistant authorized to practice in another jurisdiction. <b>Increases number of days for which temporary nursing assignment for out-of-state nurse may be extended from 30 days to 90 days. Requires previously licensed nurse employed at specified facility to apply for reactivation of license at time of employment.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 227"
citation: "Oregon SB 227 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/def19ea9-f8e2-4279-8825-88541f3956d8"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB227"
source_hash: "d5bc0d2a3271277dcf9451690bbcbc5ad97bb1fea41f557575ee1815f69ac1d1"
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 227 (2023R1) — Relating to the Oregon State Board of Nursing; and prescribing an effective date.

During emergency declared by Governor, allows Oregon State Board of Nursing to issue limited license to practice nursing to nurse licensed in another jurisdiction and to issue limited certificate as nursing assistant to nursing assistant authorized to practice in another jurisdiction. <b>Increases number of days for which temporary nursing assignment for out-of-state nurse may be extended from 30 days to 90 days. Requires previously licensed nurse employed at specified facility to apply for reactivation of license at time of employment.</b>

## 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/SB227/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBHHC Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24760)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB227/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. — **47–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **22–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-14T20:26:46+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-01-25T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-01-31T17:28:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31T19:22:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T19:56:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T17:59:17+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`
- **2023-04-12T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2023-04-26T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-11T19:06:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15T19:33:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16T19:08:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T20:09:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T19:31:09+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-15T19:32:09+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.
- **2023-06-20T19:47:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-20T22:34:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-13T19:18:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 276, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00** Effective date, September 24, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/def19ea9-f8e2-4279-8825-88541f3956d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).