l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 979

Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study on ensuring post-secondary educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

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 tells HECC to study higher learning for people with a disability. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.2). Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study on ensuring post-secondary educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Directs the commission to convene an advisory group for purposes of the study. Directs the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. 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 Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    SED

    Its course

    February 4 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 5 days

    In the SenateFeb 4 to Jun 27 · stopped143 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

    EducationFeb 4 to Mar 2549 days

    Ways and MeansMar 25 to Jun 27 · stopped94 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Mar 25

    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 Feb 4 – Jun 27

    1. Feb 4Introduced
    2. Sent to Education
    3. Mar 5Heard in Education
    4. Mar 19Heard in Education
    5. Mar 25Education 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. Feb 4Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Feb 4Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.Senate
    3. Mar 5Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Mar 19Work Session held.Senate
    5. Mar 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    6. Mar 25Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
    7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate