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HB 2337 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to preferences for small businesses in public procurement; and prescribing an effective date.

Summary
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish a small business preferences program for state procurement. Specifies minimum requirements for the program and powers that the department has to implement the program. Requires the department to report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the implementation of the program. Requires the department to plan for and implement a response to the recommendations of the state's 2023 disparity study with respect to public procurement. Sunsets the program on December 31, 2031. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Jul 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

B-Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Jul 18, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled version for signing into law, with the main substantive change being the addition of a funding provision that increases the budget for the Oregon Business Development Department's small business certification program. The core policy content regarding small business preferences in public procurement remained unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the substantive policy provisions remain the same.
FISCAL

Added Section 3 which increases the maximum expenditure limit for the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund by $233,373 to support the small business certification program.

TECHNICAL

Added standard enrolled bill formatting including signatures, dates, and official passage records from both House and Senate.

Removed the B-Engrossed header and summary section that explained the bill's purpose in plain language.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2025 · House Jun 23, 2025

How they voted

26–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Jun 25, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
8 Yea 3 Nay 1
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jul 18, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed.
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed.
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
Jun 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.