l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2551

Directs the governing board of a public university to ensure that background information about special campus security officers is requested from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and reviewed before commissioning the officer.

Became law as Chapter 53, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 12, 2025, 119 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act tells a public university to look at data from DPSST about a person who wants to be a campus security officer. The Act says that DPSST can share the data. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Directs the governing board of a public university to [<i>request and review</i>] <b>ensure that</b> background information about special campus security officers <b>is requested from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and reviewed</b> before commissioning the officer. Allows the department [<i>of Public Safety Standards and Training</i>] to share information about applicants with a public university.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Emerson Levy, Annessa Hartman, Lesly Muñoz

Its course

January 13 to June 6, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action21 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Mar 450 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Higher Education and Workforce DevelopmentJan 17 to Feb 2640 days

In the SenateMar 4 to May 158 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 62 days

EducationMar 6 to Apr 2853 days

With the GovernorMay 1 to May 1211 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading55–2

    Passed · Mar 4 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading25–0

    Passed · May 1 · 4 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 26

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Mar 4

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Higher Education and Workforce Development
  3. Feb 4Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
  4. Feb 20Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
  5. Feb 26Higher Education and Workforce Development recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 27Read a second time
  7. Mar 4Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 2

In the Senate Mar 6 – May 1

  1. Mar 6Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Apr 16Heard in Education
  4. Apr 23Heard in Education
  5. Apr 28Education recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. May 1Passed the Senate, 25 to 0

To the Governor May 5 – Jun 6

  1. May 5Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. May 12Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 6Became chapter 53 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 13Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 26Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 27Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 4Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Mar 6First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Mar 6Referred to Education.Senate
  11. Apr 16Public Hearing held.Senate
  12. Apr 23Work Session held.Senate
  13. Apr 28Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  14. Apr 28Second reading.Senate
  15. Apr 29Carried over to 04-30 by unanimous consent.Senate
  16. Apr 30Carried over to 05-01 by unanimous consent.Senate
  17. May 1Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.Senate
  18. May 5Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  19. May 5President signed.Senate
  20. May 12Governor signed.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 6Chapter 53, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives