l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4066

Prohibits the student member of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from participating in any discussions or action by the board or attending any executive session of the board involving collective bargaining issues that affect students.

Became law as Chapter 42, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 31, 2026, 57 days after it was filed. In force from March 31, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Changes laws related to the OHSU board, school board stipends, the ICEOMC, rules of ODE, school district budgets, a study by PSU and lamps used by ESDs. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</b> [<i>Digest: Changes laws related to the OHSU board, stipends for ESDs and school districts, terms in the ICEOMC and rules of ODE. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6).</i>] Prohibits the student member of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from participating in any discussions or action by the board or attending any executive session of the board involving collective bargaining issues that affect students. Requires the board to meet at least four times per year. Allows directors of education service district boards to receive stipends. Specifies when adjustments for inflation can be made for stipends of school districts. Changes the definition for the term "active duty" in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Clarifies that the rulemaking authority for the Department of Education is by the State Board of Education. <b>Allows a school district to not include a member of the educational equity advisory committee on the budget committee if no member of the educational equity advisory committee is willing or able to serve on the budget committee. Directs Portland State University instead of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to report to the Legislative Assembly on a study examining the labor standards and working experiences of farmworkers in this state and evaluating the adequacy and availability of existing workplace protections for farmworkers. Allows education service districts to be temporarily exempt from certain requirements applicable to lamps in buildings used to provide educational services to students. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Its course

February 2 to April 6, 2026, 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 action18 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 119 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

EducationFeb 2 to Feb 108 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 219 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 121 day

EducationFeb 12 to Feb 2715 days

With the GovernorMar 2 to Mar 3129 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading40–13

    Passed · Feb 11 · 7 present

  • Senate, third reading28–0

    Passed · Mar 2 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 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 House of Representatives Feb 2 – Feb 11

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Feb 4Heard in Education
  4. Feb 9Heard in Education
  5. Feb 10Education recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 11Read a second time
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 40 to 13

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 12Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Feb 17Heard in Education
  4. Feb 26Heard in Education
  5. Feb 27Education recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Mar 2Passed the Senate, 28 to 0

To the Governor Mar 4 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 4Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Signed in the Senate
  3. Mar 31Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 6Became chapter 42 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from March 31, 2026
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Education.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 11Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 12First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Feb 12Referred to Education.Senate
  10. Feb 17Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Feb 26Work Session held.Senate
  12. Feb 27Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  13. Feb 27Second reading.Senate
  14. Mar 2Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.Senate
  15. Mar 4Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  16. Mar 5President signed.Senate
  17. Mar 31Governor signed.House of Representatives
  18. Apr 6Chapter 42, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.House of Representatives