republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2021-regular-session/hb-2345.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a rural service center for economic development; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Requires Oregon Business Development Department to distribute moneys in Oregon Rural Capacity Fund to Oregon's Economic Development Districts for purpose of assisting rural jurisdictions to apply for and administer grants and other forms of funding available from any source. Requires rural jurisdictions to use funding solely to attain staffing and capacity necessary for workforce, infrastructure, economic and community development."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2345"
citation: "Oregon HB 2345 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Bonham", "John Lively"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4342117a-db43-485b-b4cc-24c7e743e061"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2345"
source_hash: "8efaf944ae307e2dd3c77f621e3738c37166d3278f4b169053ae83429f07e361"
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 2345 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to a rural service center for economic development; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Oregon Business Development Department to distribute moneys in Oregon Rural Capacity Fund to Oregon's Economic Development Districts for purpose of assisting rural jurisdictions to apply for and administer grants and other forms of funding available from any source. Requires rural jurisdictions to use funding solely to attain staffing and capacity necessary for workforce, infrastructure, economic and community development.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2345/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2345/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2345/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21568)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2345/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Leif. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **44–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Daniel Bonham — primary (person)
- John Lively — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Lily Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Leif — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Knopp — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Economic Recovery and Prosperity with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-16T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-17T20:12:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T20:13:00+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-13T15:19:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T15:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-16T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-22T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-23T20:36:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-24T17:33:17+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-25T04:09:16+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Leif. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T16:16:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25T16:56:24+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-26T14:28:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-26T17:41:37+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-26T18:40:49+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-29T20:32:46+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-30T21:39:37+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-07-27T22:29:39+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 614, (2021 Laws): Effective date July 27, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4342117a-db43-485b-b4cc-24c7e743e061`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).