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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency."
+description: "</b> </i>] Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study of the condition of Oregon's post-secondary education system and to develop detailed recommendations for the design, implementation and operation of a viable and superior institutional framework. [<i>Directs the commission to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education on or before December 1, 2026.</i>] <b>Directs the commission to submit a preliminary report by October 1, 2026, and a final report by April 1, 2027, to the interim or regular committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2026R1"
+identifier: "HB 4124"
+citation: "Oregon HB 4124 (2026R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Anthony Broadman", "Deb Patterson", "Janeen Sollman", "Jeff Golden", "Lisa Fragala", "Pam Marsh", "Paul Evans", "Rob Wagner", "Sarah McDonald", "Sue Rieke Smith", "Tom Andersen"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddcccee5-c5a5-49d7-9634-21cea8ace860"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4124"
+source_hash: "e518e18354cf11008aaac66ad4cf3355cf4462a5d53352f72ddd964892cfe242"
+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 4124 (2026R1) — Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.
+
+</b> </i>] Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study of the condition of Oregon's post-secondary education system and to develop detailed recommendations for the design, implementation and operation of a viable and superior institutional framework. [<i>Directs the commission to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education on or before December 1, 2026.</i>] <b>Directs the commission to submit a preliminary report by October 1, 2026, and a final report by April 1, 2027, to the interim or regular committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
+
+## 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/HB4124/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/A-Engrossed)
+4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/B-Engrossed)
+5. **HED Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30475)
+6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
+7. **JWM Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30682)
+8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **38–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **18–12** (pass) · upper
+- Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **36–6** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Anthony Broadman — primary (person)
+- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
+- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
+- Jeff Golden — primary (person)
+- Lisa Fragala — primary (person)
+- Pam Marsh — primary (person)
+- Paul Evans — primary (person)
+- Rob Wagner — primary (person)
+- Sarah McDonald — primary (person)
+- Sue Rieke Smith — primary (person)
+- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
+- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
+- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
+- Darin Harbick — cosponsor (person)
+- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
+- Kim Wallan — cosponsor (person)
+- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
+- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
+- Mari Watanabe — cosponsor (person)
+- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
+- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
+- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
+- Todd Nash — cosponsor (person)
+
+## 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 Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2026-02-11T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-12T23:21:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-12T23:22:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-19T00:47:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Education. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-24T21:48:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
+- **2026-02-24T21:47:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-25T17:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-25T22:20:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-26T19:18:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-27T21:36:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-02T19:48:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-02T20:14:46+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-03T17:05:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-03T19:11:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-04T23:27:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-05T21:30:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-06T16:59:18+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00** Chapter 62, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddcccee5-c5a5-49d7-9634-21cea8ace860`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+