---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to social studies standards."
description: "Directs State Board of Education to review social studies standards. Prescribes requirements for review."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 702"
citation: "Oregon SB 702 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Manning Jr.", "Michael Dembrow"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-22T16:29:52+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-07T18:23:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce5982a3-87e7-48c1-a4fb-9116b929c142"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB702"
source_hash: "43ffe967d113c4c37c43672e38beb2fa4f6c8cdfe40aa203eabefa21068afcde"
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 SB 702 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to social studies standards.

Directs State Board of Education to review social studies standards. Prescribes requirements for review.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB702/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB702/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB702/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB702/B-Engrossed)
5. **SED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19235)
6. **SRULES Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20392)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB702/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB702/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. — **40–16** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **21–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Gorsek — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lee Beyer — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22T16:29:52+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T01:02:47+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-29T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-05T15:39:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07T17:50:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T18:18:05+00:00** Motion to refer to Rules carried by voice vote.
- **2021-04-20T20:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-04-26T19:20:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28T18:07:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29T20:15:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-04T18:41:14+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T16:04:04+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-25T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-28T23:57:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-01T18:17:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-02T23:12:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-03T22:49:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 7, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-07T23:25:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-09T21:12:52+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-10T18:01:12+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-23T17:39:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-07T17:05:39+00:00** Chapter 406, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-07-07T18:23:45+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce5982a3-87e7-48c1-a4fb-9116b929c142`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).