---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to education funding; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority."
description: "<i>Directs Department of Education to conduct study to examine best methods for funding state's system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3427"
citation: "Oregon HB 3427 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-04-09T16:29:08+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-24T19:17:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db62502b-be24-42c3-8482-8e8bef303bd7"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB3427"
source_hash: "d4fe5a47f4f96ef00f10a5eb7d223284a26bba9ef57c2dd21fe419463e4ba581"
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 3427 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to education funding; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

<i>Directs Department of Education to conduct study to examine best methods for funding state's system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education.</i>]

## 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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3427/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3427/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3427/A-Engrossed)
4. **JCSS Amendment -32** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15945)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3427/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **20–12** (pass) · legislature
- Passed. — **37–21** (pass) · lower
- Motion to refer to Revenue failed. — **20–38** (fail) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Roblan, Hass. Passed. — **18–11** (pass) · upper
- Motion to withdraw from the Governor failed. — **10–17** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-09T16:29:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10T22:38:41+00:00** Referred to Student Success. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30T00:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-30T02:49:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-30T18:25:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-01T18:26:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner, Nathanson.
- **2019-05-01T23:43:38+00:00** Motion to refer to Revenue failed.
- **2019-05-02T00:24:06+00:00** Passed.
- **2019-05-02T15:59:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02T19:28:46+00:00** Referred to Student Success. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02T00:25:06+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Evans, Leif.
- **2019-05-06T15:32:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-06T17:27:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-26T00:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-17T00:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-19T00:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-24T00:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2019-05-13T23:45:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Roblan, Hass. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-15T16:44:31+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-15T18:04:58+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-15T18:21:00+00:00** Motion to withdraw from the Governor failed.
- **2019-05-16T17:31:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24T19:17:32+00:00** Chapter 122, (2019 Laws): Effective date September 29, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db62502b-be24-42c3-8482-8e8bef303bd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).