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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to nursing; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Defines \"Advanced Practice Registered Nurse,\" \"diagnosing\" and \"medication aide.\" Clarifies multiple ways to obtain a nursing license. Allows the Oregon State Board of Nursing to require an applicant for relicensure to demonstrate the applicant's ability to practice nursing. Allows the board to refund fees paid to the board. Removes the requirement for the board to approve all nursing continuing education programs. Allows the board to continually monitor nursing assistant training programs and revoke program approval. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3044"
citation: "Oregon HB 3044 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7efd686-2fcf-4345-8d8c-e340f2035c7b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3044"
source_hash: "d08b8ada2e2aace44a5ddc732ea7aa3947448858889f35647f1676db8976bb19"
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 3044 (2025R1) — Relating to nursing; and prescribing an effective date.
Defines "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse," "diagnosing" and "medication aide." Clarifies multiple ways to obtain a nursing license. Allows the Oregon State Board of Nursing to require an applicant for relicensure to demonstrate the applicant's ability to practice nursing. Allows the board to refund fees paid to the board. Removes the requirement for the board to approve all nursing continuing education programs. Allows the board to continually monitor nursing assistant training programs and revoke program approval. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3044/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3044/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3044/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBHHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26661)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3044/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Munoz. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-06T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-12T20:29:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13T18:37:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-17T18:58:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Munoz. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T17:52:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18T18:53:50+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-29T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-07T17:09:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-07T19:01:49+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08T18:40:05+00:00** Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-12T19:29:07+00:00** Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-13T19:03:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14T20:42:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-15T17:01:27+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-23T01:58:03+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00** Chapter 124, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7efd686-2fcf-4345-8d8c-e340f2035c7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).