---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to security on campus."
description: "Directs the governing board of a public university to [<i>request and review</i>] <b>ensure that</b> background information about special campus security officers <b>is requested from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and reviewed</b> before commissioning the officer. Allows the department [<i>of Public Safety Standards and Training</i>] to share information about applicants with a public university."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2551"
citation: "Oregon HB 2551 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zach Hudson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a29d1a5-ee60-4fd6-ad8d-b81465c264ee"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2551"
source_hash: "e3f2bbf530f9dc203c95c960d8706a4092de93238026fb4484dbd08daf79313e"
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 2551 (2025R1) — Relating to security on campus.

Directs the governing board of a public university to [<i>request and review</i>] <b>ensure that</b> background information about special campus security officers <b>is requested from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and reviewed</b> before commissioning the officer. Allows the department [<i>of Public Safety Standards and Training</i>] to share information about applicants with a public university.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2551/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2551/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2551/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26391)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2551/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **55–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Zach Hudson — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-13T16:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2025-02-20T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-02-26T23:02:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27T19:29:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04T20:08:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T18:55:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T20:18:31+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-23T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-28T16:34:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-28T18:38:13+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T19:37:40+00:00** Carried over to 04-30 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-30T18:48:35+00:00** Carried over to 05-01 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-01T18:17:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-05T18:15:13+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-05T20:46:04+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-12T20:19:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00** Chapter 53, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a29d1a5-ee60-4fd6-ad8d-b81465c264ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).