---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to school emergency preparedness."
description: "<i>Requires</i>] <b>Encourages</b> schools to provide instruction on preparing for, and recovering from, fires, earthquakes, safety threats and natural disasters. Directs Department of Education to <i>prepare curriculum</i>] <b>develop guidance</b> and provide professional development."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2902"
citation: "Oregon HB 2902 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Gomberg", "James Manning Jr."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a882815f-3aaf-4d9a-81b3-765dce1dd172"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2902"
source_hash: "6143395159e80ca125c4f79684a8be12f4a2f0247014e82887f423d80cd65aa5"
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 2902 (2023R1) — Relating to school emergency preparedness.

<i>Requires</i>] <b>Encourages</b> schools to provide instruction on preparing for, and recovering from, fires, earthquakes, safety threats and natural disasters. Directs Department of Education to <i>prepare curriculum</i>] <b>develop guidance</b> and provide professional development.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2902/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2902/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2902/A-Engrossed)
4. **HED Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22869)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2902/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Gomberg — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-08T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-09T21:48:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13T18:19:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T18:52:18+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T18:38:16+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T17:06:33+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-04T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:13:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T02:07:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T02:08:52+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Hansell.
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 517, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a882815f-3aaf-4d9a-81b3-765dce1dd172`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).