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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to children's literacy."
+description: "Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve school readiness, third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates. Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to implement and administer the program. Authorizes the Early Learning Council, in consultation with the department, to adopt rules necessary to implement the program. Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Account within the department for purposes of funding the program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2026R1"
+identifier: "HB 4022"
+citation: "Oregon HB 4022 (2026R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f019efc2-ee2b-4abc-998e-943c6ac73bb3"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4022"
+source_hash: "e2ee766f0111c4dd5d321ea93665e50f203eb00ac7761dd7fa11cab01f855dee"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon HB 4022 (2026R1) — Relating to children's literacy.
+
+Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve school readiness, third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates. Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to implement and administer the program. Authorizes the Early Learning Council, in consultation with the department, to adopt rules necessary to implement the program. Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Account within the department for purposes of funding the program.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4022/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4022/Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4022/A-Engrossed)
+4. **HECHS Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29903)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4022/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. — **53–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-03T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2026-02-05T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-06T19:34:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-09T19:23:49+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-10T19:46:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-11T18:54:15+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-11T21:52:41+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-10T19:47:56+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Bunch.
+- **2026-02-17T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2026-02-19T17:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-24T17:15:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-25T00:39:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-25T19:45:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-26T20:54:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2026-02-27T16:55:44+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-05T22:38:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00** Chapter 8, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f019efc2-ee2b-4abc-998e-943c6ac73bb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+