Oregon

Bills

Every bill and resolution in the 2026 Regular Session, from filing to law.

24 bills on k-12 education Sort: Latest action Newest filed Number Title Furthest along
BillTitleWhere it standsLast action
SB 5703 Modifies amounts allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund, Veterans' Services Fund, Criminal Fine Account, Oregon Marijuana Account and Fund for Student Success. Joint Committee On Ways and Means Became law Apr 14, 2026Effective date, April 7, 2026.
HB 4033 Transfers responsibility for the volunteer database known as ORVID from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. At the request of House Interim Committee on Emergency Management and Veterans … Became law Apr 13, 2026Chapter 106, (2026 Laws): Effective date April 7, 2026.
HB 4160 Directs schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan as part of the procedures for responding to medical emergencies. House Committee On Rules Became law Apr 6, 2026Chapter 72, (2026 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2027.
HB 4154 Requires the compilation of data about students who are regular attenders or who are chronically absent. Lamar Wise, April Dobson and 3 others Became law Apr 6, 2026Chapter 69, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
HB 4149 Directs school districts to adopt policies that provide for the immediate enrollment, school placement and provision of services to homeless students. Emerson Levy, Pam Marsh and 3 others Became law Apr 6, 2026Chapter 68, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
HB 4124 Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study of the condition of Oregon's post-secondary education system and to develop detailed recommendations for the design, implementation and operation o… Pam Marsh, Rob Wagner and 9 others Became law Apr 6, 2026Chapter 62, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
HB 4079 Directs school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education to adopt policies that address how the school district or the institution of higher education will respond when a federal immigrati… Sarah McDonald, Courtney Neron Misslin and 5 others Became law Apr 6, 2026Chapter 48, (2026 Laws): Effective date September 30, 2026.
HB 4066 Prohibits the student member of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from participating in any discussions or action by the board or attending any executive session of the board involving collecti… At the request of House Interim Committee on Education Became law Apr 6, 2026Chapter 42, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
HB 4022 Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve school readiness, third-grade reading p… At the request of House Interim Committee on Rules for Representative Ben Bowman Became law Mar 17, 2026Chapter 8, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
SB 1596 Directs the State Board of Education to allow play-based learning to be considered instructional time for students in kindergarten through grade five. Lew Frederick, James Manning Jr. Became law Mar 17, 2026Effective date, January 1, 2027.
SB 1538 Requires district school boards to admit all students to all schools and instructional programs of the school district. At the request of Senate Interim Committee on Education Became law Mar 17, 2026Effective date, July 1, 2026.
SB 1504 Allows for the provision of epinephrine in schools by methods other than injections. Rob Wagner, Suzanne Weber Became law Mar 17, 2026Effective date, January 1, 2027.
HB 4122 Establishes statutory definition of "student government" for purposes of public universities in this state. Zach Hudson, Rob Nosse and 2 others Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
HB 4112 Increases the biennial lottery allocation made for the outdoor school program. Zach Hudson, Suzanne Weber and 6 others Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
HB 4067 Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of education in the public schools of this state. At the request of House Interim Committee on Education Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
HB 4050 Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to study processes to align educational funding with educational costs. Emily McIntire Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
HB 4011 Expands the requirement to discuss class size and caseload as mandatory subjects of bargaining for purposes of school district collective bargaining. At the request of House Interim Committee on Labor and Workforce Development fo… Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
SB 1581 Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income. Courtney Neron Misslin, Ben Bowman and 9 others Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
SB 1573 Prohibits a syringe service program from operating a mobile or temporary location within 2,000 feet of a school or licensed child care facility. Christine Drazan, Darcey Edwards and 1 other Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
SB 1572 Authorizes a teacher to immediately remove from the classroom setting a student who repeatedly interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in the class or with the ability of the s… Christine Drazan, Boomer Wright and 1 other Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
SB 1555 Directs the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means to use a cost model for the purpose of calculating the sum of moneys sufficient to meet the state's system of public education quality goals. At the request of Joint Interim Committee on Public Education Appropriation Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
SB 1537 Requires the members of a board of education of a community college district to have an official electronic mail address that is posted on a publicly accessible website. At the request of Senate Interim Committee on Education Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
SB 1536 Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of assessments administered in the public schools of this state. At the request of Senate Interim Committee on Education Died Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.
SJR 201 Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a portion of surplus revenue that would otherwise be returned to personal income taxpayers to be used for funding public kindergarten through grade 12 educatio… Floyd Prozanski, Lew Frederick In committee Mar 6, 2026In committee upon adjournment.

From Oregon's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.