l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3365

Directs the State Board of Education to ensure that any revisions to the academic content standards for certain core subjects include standards that address the causes and effects of climate change and strategies for mitigating, adapting to and strengthening community resilience to those causes and effects.

Became law as Chapter 445, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 26, 2025, 149 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act would make new laws with respect to updates to academic content standards in certain core subjects. The updates must include standards about the causes and effects of climate change. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would make new laws that would require climate change instruction to be included in certain subjects taught in public schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2).</i>] Directs the State Board of Education to ensure that [<i>academic content standards for core subjects include sufficient instruction on the causes and effects of climate change and strategies for responding to such causes and effects</i>] <b>any revisions to the academic content standards for certain core subjects include standards that address the causes and effects of climate change and strategies for mitigating, adapting to and strengthening community resilience to those causes and effects</b>. Applies to academic content standards that are reviewed and revised on or after the effective date of the Act.

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

7 co-sponsors

Mark Gamba, John Lively, Courtney Neron Misslin, Tom Andersen, Rob Nosse, David Gomberg, Travis Nelson

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Deb Patterson, Khanh Pham, Kathleen Taylor, Mark Meek, Sara Gelser Blouin

Its course

January 28 to July 25, 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 action28 actions on 25 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Apr 1779 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Jan 302 days

EducationJan 30 to Apr 1171 days

In the SenateApr 17 to Jun 1256 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 17 to Apr 214 days

EducationApr 21 to May 3039 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 12 to Jun 186 days

With the GovernorJun 18 to Jun 268 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading32–23

    Passed · Apr 17 · 5 present

  • Senate, third reading18–10

    Passed · Jun 12 · 2 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence32–21

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 17 · 7 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 11

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 30

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 28 – Apr 17

  1. Jan 28Introduced
  2. Jan 30Sent to Education
  3. Mar 12Heard in Education
  4. Apr 9Heard in Education
  5. Apr 11Education recommended it as amended
  6. Apr 14Read a second time
  7. Apr 17Passed the House of Representatives, 32 to 23

In the Senate Apr 21 – Jun 12

  1. Apr 21Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Education
  3. May 7Heard in Education
  4. May 21Heard in Education
  5. May 30Education recommended it as amended
  6. Jun 2Read a second time
  7. Jun 12Passed the Senate, 18 to 10

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 17 – Jun 18

  1. Jun 17The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 32 to 21
  2. Jun 18Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 18 – Jul 25

  1. Jun 18Signed in the Senate
  2. Jun 26Signed by the Governor
  3. Jul 25Became chapter 445 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 11Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 14Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 15Rules suspended. Carried over to April 16, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 16Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  10. Apr 17Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed.House of Representatives
  11. Apr 21First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  12. Apr 21Referred to Education.Senate
  13. May 7Public Hearing held.Senate
  14. May 21Work Session held.Senate
  15. May 30Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  16. Jun 2Second reading.Senate
  17. Jun 3Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
  18. Jun 4Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.Senate
  19. Jun 5Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.Senate
  20. Jun 9Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.Senate
  21. Jun 10Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.Senate
  22. Jun 11Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.Senate
  23. Jun 12Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.Senate
  24. Jun 17House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
  25. Jun 18Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  26. Jun 18President signed.Senate
  27. Jun 26Governor signed.House of Representatives
  28. Jul 25Chapter 445, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives