l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2811

Establishes the Imagination Library of Oregon Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act establishes a program to provide a free book each month to certain children. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Establishes the Imagination Library of Oregon Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates. Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to implement the program. Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Account within the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund for purposes of funding the program. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Its course

January 13 to June 27, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Early Childhood and Human ServicesJan 17 to Feb 1226 days

Ways and MeansFeb 12 to Jun 27 · stopped135 days

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 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Early Childhood and Human Services
  3. Jan 30Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
  4. Feb 11Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
  5. Feb 12Early Childhood and Human Services recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Jan 30Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives