l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 541

Requires school district boards to ensure all schools offer computer science education in all grades.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate'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 says that schools have to teach computer science classes to students in all grades. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.8). Requires school district boards to ensure all schools offer computer science education in all grades. Includes computer science in content areas that must be offered in schools. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

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 SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

EducationJan 17 to Apr 1083 days

Ways and MeansApr 10 to Jun 27 · stopped78 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 10

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 Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Education
  3. Feb 5Heard in Education
  4. Apr 7Heard in Education
  5. Apr 10Education recommended it as amended, 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 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Feb 5Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 7Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 10Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Apr 10Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate