---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to school district facilities grants."
description: "Increases amounts of grants for school <i>district</i>] facilities under certain grant programs. <b>Authorizes education service districts to receive certain grants.</b> Provides that grant amounts are biennially adjusted for inflation. Modifies procedures for calculating and awarding grants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 285"
citation: "Oregon SB 285 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8e1cea0-1540-4787-8f8f-b75929545193"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB285"
source_hash: "a67940484305748ddc3033df5899eac930131f5674e041e68ea3cf8d34487947"
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 285 (2023R1) — Relating to school district facilities grants.

Increases amounts of grants for school <i>district</i>] facilities under certain grant programs. <b>Authorizes education service districts to receive certain grants.</b> Provides that grant amounts are biennially adjusted for inflation. Modifies procedures for calculating and awarding grants.

## 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/SB285/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB285/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB285/A-Engrossed)
4. **SED Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22951)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB285/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T23:42:09+00:00** Referred to Education, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-09T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-13T19:13:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13T19:13:38+00:00** Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- **2023-03-14T17:27:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T18:14:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T19:11:15+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T23:30:56+00:00** Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-03T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-16T20:23:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-16T20:23:28+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:05:43+00:00** Rules suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
- **2023-05-25T18:40:09+00:00** Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-31T18:07:56+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 175, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** 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/d8e1cea0-1540-4787-8f8f-b75929545193`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).