---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to early learning; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Renames \"Oregon prekindergarten program\" to \"Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program\" to reflect changes in purpose of program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3435"
citation: "Oregon HB 3435 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lisa Reynolds"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33b7a7f7-1f5c-4d9a-ad07-285dc94785da"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3435"
source_hash: "46eaaea6e83249d1eded15239cbb7cb61ee7c7b6a8ef75bcc13f218b5c5c0f04"
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 3435 (2023R1) — Relating to early learning; and declaring an emergency.

Renames "Oregon prekindergarten program" to "Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program" to reflect changes in purpose of program.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3435/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3435/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **19–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hieb. Passed. — **47–9** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lisa Reynolds — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T17:30:17+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-31T23:45:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03T18:19:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:47:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-05T19:53:18+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-06T19:34:32+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-11T00:45:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 11, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-11T23:30:17+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hieb. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T03:34:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T22:30:33+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-11T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:14:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `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.
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T20:45:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T20:46:32+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley.
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 547, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33b7a7f7-1f5c-4d9a-ad07-285dc94785da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).