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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1535

Allows the Early Learning Council to modify the priority given to families receiving temporary assistance for needy families for participation in the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program.

Became law as Chapter 82, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 31, 2026, 57 days after it was filed. In force from June 5, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act allows ELC to change some standards for who can use a day care subsidy program. The Act tells DELC to create a work group to study and report to the Senate and the House on liability insurance issues for child care providers and on how to increase access and reduce costs for those providers. The Act sunsets the work group in 2029. The Act takes effect 91 days after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells DELC to study child care and submit a report to the legislature. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).</i>] [<i>Requires the Department of Early Learning and Care to study child care. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to child care no later than September 15, 2027.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2028.</i>] <b>Allows the Early Learning Council to modify the priority given to families receiving temporary assistance for needy families for participation in the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program. Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to convene a work group to study the cost and availability of liability insurance and other liability issues for child care providers. Identifies work group participants. Directs the work group to report to the Legislative Assembly on options to increase child care provider access to liability insurance, to reduce the financial burden of liability insurance on child care providers and to use other strategies to address liability issues for child care providers. Requires the work group to submit the report to the Legislative Assembly by November 1, 2027. Sunsets the work group on January 2, 2029. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

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

David Brock Smith

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 action24 actions on 15 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Feb 2725 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Early Childhood and Behavioral HealthFeb 2 to Feb 1614 days

Ways and MeansFeb 16 to Feb 19 · moved on3 days

EducationFeb 19 to Feb 24 · moved on5 days

Ways and MeansFeb 24 to Feb 262 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Mar 45 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Feb 270 days

Ways and MeansFeb 27 to Feb 270 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 3127 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading24–1

    Passed · Feb 27 · 5 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading52–0

    Passed · Mar 4 · 8 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 16

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 2 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  3. Feb 10Heard in Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  4. Feb 12Heard in Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  5. Feb 16Early Childhood and Behavioral Health recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Feb 19Sent to Education Subcommittee
  8. Feb 24Heard in Education Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Feb 25Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Feb 26Ways and Means recommended it
  12. Read a second time
  13. Feb 27Passed the Senate, 24 to 1

In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 27Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Mar 2Read a second time
  5. Mar 4Passed the House of Representatives, 52 to 0

To the Governor Mar 5 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 5Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Mar 31Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 6Became chapter 82 of Oregon Laws 2026
  5. In force from June 5, 2026
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 2Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.Senate
  3. Feb 10Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 12Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  5. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Feb 16Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  7. Feb 19Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.Senate
  8. Feb 24Work Session held.Senate
  9. Feb 24Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  10. Feb 25Work Session held.Senate
  11. Feb 26Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  12. Feb 26Second reading.Senate
  13. Feb 27Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.Senate
  14. Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  15. Feb 27Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  16. Feb 27Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  17. Mar 2Second reading.House of Representatives
  18. Mar 3Rules suspended. Carried over to March 4, 2026 Calendar.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 4Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Mar 5President signed.Senate
  21. Mar 5Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Mar 31Governor signed.Senate
  23. Apr 6Chapter 82, 2026 Laws.Senate
  24. Apr 6Effective date, June 5, 2026.Senate