--- type: "Bill" title: "Relating to receiving credit for competencies demonstrated prior to enrolling in post-secondary institution of education." description: "Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass] have same developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each] incoming student who completes high school and institution determines is college ready and incoming student who received certificate for passing receives grade on] approved high school equivalency test and received grade indicating student is college ready indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests]." jurisdiction: "us/states/or" legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly" session: "2021 Regular Session" identifier: "HB 2589" citation: "Oregon HB 2589 (2021 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Teresa Alonso Leon"] version_count: 5 action_count: 26 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00" last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0580e32c-cccd-427d-8464-7a72603d2776" source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2589" source_hash: "74e0194a1d55c04572888a82a74407bb8ac0bf7b281950918ad35157fd5c080d" 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 2589 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to receiving credit for competencies demonstrated prior to enrolling in post-secondary institution of education. Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass] have same developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each] incoming student who completes high school and institution determines is college ready and incoming student who received certificate for passing receives grade on] approved high school equivalency test and received grade indicating student is college ready indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests]. ## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced) 2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/Introduced) 3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/A-Engrossed) 4. **HED Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18838) 5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2589/Enrolled) ## Votes - Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper - Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — **29–1** (pass) · upper - Third reading. Carried by Alonso Leon. Passed. — **47–0** (pass) · lower - Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Teresa Alonso Leon — primary (person) - Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person) - Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person) - Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person) - Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person) - Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee` - **2021-02-25T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2021-03-18T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2021-03-22T19:07:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2021-03-30T18:18:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment. - **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar. - **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar. - **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment. - **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar. - **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment. - **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar. - **2021-04-10T20:31:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Alonso Leon. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2021-04-12T18:26:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee` - **2021-04-19T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2021-04-26T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2021-05-10T15:14:19+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2021-05-10T17:16:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2021-05-11T19:30:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2021-05-11T19:31:45+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard. - **2021-05-13T18:07:57+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2021-05-14T18:54:17+00:00** President signed. `passage` - **2021-05-21T23:53:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 68, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0580e32c-cccd-427d-8464-7a72603d2776`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).