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History of the Department of Consumer and Business Services

1887

Secretary of State

Secretary of State received ex officio powers as insurance commissioner.

Secretary of State
1907

State Banking Board

State Banking Board created.

State Banking Board
1909

Insurance commissioner

Insurance commissioner's duties transferred from Secretary of State to newly created Department of Insurance.

Insurance commissioner
1913

State Industrial Accident Commission (SIAC)

SIAC created to regulate workplace safety and health.

State Industrial Accident Commission (SIAC)
1913

Corporation Department

Corporation Department created to regulate investment companies and stock brokers.

Corporation Department
1964

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce created with broad regulatory powers. Original entities included Banking Division, Corporations Division, Insurance Division, and Real Estate Division.

Department of Commerce
1965

SIAC split

Functions of the commission were split into the Workmen's (later Workers') Compensation Board and the State Compensation Department, the forerunner of the State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) and SAIF Corporation.

SIAC split
1973

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) created.

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division
1973

Statewide building code established

Senate Bill 73 established statewide uniform building code and created Building Codes Division (BCD) under the Department of Commerce.

Statewide building code established
1977

Workers' Compensation Department

Workers' Compensation Department created, and Workers' Compensation Board made independent within the department.

Workers' Compensation Department
1979

SAIF Corporation

SAIF made an independent public corporation.

SAIF Corporation
1987

Department of Insurance and Finance (DIF), Building Codes Agency

DIF created; divisions included Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, Insurance Division, Oregon OSHA, Workers' Compensation Division, and Workers' Compensation Board.

Department of Insurance and Finance (DIF), Building Codes Agency
1987

Building Codes Agency

BCD became Building Codes Agency, a standalone state agency.

Building Codes Agency
1991

Appraiser Certification and Licensing Board

Appraiser Certification and Licensing Board created in Secretary of State's office.

Appraiser Certification and Licensing Board
1993

Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)

All entities within DIF merged with the Building Codes Agency and the Appraiser Certification and Licensing Board to form DCBS. The Appraiser Certification and Licensing Board is now its own agency.

Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)
1995

Office of Energy

Department of Energy became Office of Energy within DCBS.

Office of Energy
1999

Office of Energy removed

Office of Energy removed from DCBS and made a separate agency.

Office of Energy removed
2009

Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business

Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business moved to Business Oregon.

Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business
2009

Oregon Medical Insurance Pool

Oregon Medical Insurance Pool moved to Oregon Health Authority.

Oregon Medical Insurance Pool
2012

Central Services Division

Fiscal and Business Services and Information Management Division merged to form Central Services Division.

Central Services Division
2015

Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace

Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, formerly Cover Oregon, joined DCBS.

Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace
2016

Division of Financial Regulation

Division of Finance and Corporate Securities and Insurance Division merged to form Division of Financial Regulation.

Division of Financial Regulation
2021

Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)

SHIBA Program moved to Oregon Department of Human Services.

Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)
2022

Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace

Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace moved to Oregon Health Authority.

Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace