Became law as Chapter 505, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from July 17, 2025.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3199
Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study on statewide attendance initiatives.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: Directs LPRO to study how to improve the rate that students are at school and the State Board of Education to adopt a policy based on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5).</b> [<i>Digest: Enacts many directives to study, track and improve the rate of students being at school. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).</i>] Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study on statewide attendance initiatives. Directs the Department of Education to convene an advisory committee to review the study and to recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education a policy regarding the improvement of school attendance. [<i>Requires the department to make available to the public data provided to the department by school districts and public charter schools related to students who are regular attenders and students who are chronically absent.</i>] [<i>Directs the department to develop best practices related to student absences and to develop a common coding system for school districts to record and report student absences.</i>] [<i>Modifies requirements and allowed uses of grants awarded to school districts to implement a parent notification and early warning system.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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
Sponsor
28 co-sponsors
Boomer Wright, Lisa Fragala, Susan McLain, Jason Kropf, Julie Fahey, Ken Helm, Ben Bowman, Pam Marsh, David Gomberg, Sue Rieke Smith, John Lively, Jules Walters, Zach Hudson, April Dobson, Mari Watanabe, Sarah McDonald, Shannon Isadore, Mark Gamba, Willy Chotzen, Dacia Grayber, Farrah Chaichi, Travis Nelson, Daniel Nguyen, Rob Nosse, Tawna Sanchez, Nancy Nathanson, Emerson Levy, Bobby Levy
In the Senate
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
Its course
January 13 to August 7, 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 action23 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 25163 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
EducationJan 17 to Apr 1689 days
Ways and MeansApr 16 to Jun 13 · moved on58 days
Capital ConstructionJun 13 to Jun 18 · moved on5 days
Ways and MeansJun 18 to Jun 235 days
In the SenateJun 25 to Jun 261 day
Waiting for a committeeJun 25 to Jun 250 days
Ways and MeansJun 25 to Jun 261 day
With the GovernorJun 26 to Jul 1721 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading51–0
Passed · Jun 25 · 9 present
Senate, third reading28–1
Passed · Jun 26 · 1 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 16
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 23
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 25
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Education
- Feb 26Heard in Education
- Apr 9Heard in Education
- Apr 16Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 13Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
- Jun 18Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
- Returned to Ways and Means
- Jun 20Heard in Ways and Means
- Jun 23Ways and Means recommended it as amended
- Jun 24Read a second time
- Jun 25Passed the House of Representatives, 51 to 0
In the Senate Jun 25 – Jun 26
- Jun 25Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 26Ways and Means recommended it
- Read a second time
- Passed the Senate, 28 to 1
To the Governor Jun 27 – Aug 7
- Jun 27Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- Jul 17Signed by the Governor
- Aug 7Became chapter 505 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from July 17, 2025
All 23 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Education.House of Representatives
- Feb 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 16Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 13Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.House of Representatives
- Jun 18Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 18Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
- Jun 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- Jun 24Second reading.House of Representatives
- Jun 25Motion to make a Special Order of Business on June 25, 2025 Calendar passed.House of Representatives
- Jun 25Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Nguyen H. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jun 25First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jun 25Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
- Jun 26Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
- Jun 26Second reading.Senate
- Jun 26Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.Senate
- Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jun 27President signed.Senate
- Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Aug 7Chapter 505, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.House of Representatives