---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the recording of student absences."
description: "</b> </i>] Directs the Department of Education to review<b>,</b> [<i>and</i>] make recommendations <b>and develop best practices</b> related to the recording of student absences and how school districts respond to student absences<b> and to develop a common coding system for school districts to use for student absences</b>. [<i>Requires school districts to report to the department when a student is not considered to have regular attendance.</i>]."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 315"
citation: "Oregon SB 315 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7785afb-03d0-46b8-bbe2-fb8cc529bc7e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB315"
source_hash: "ab0f6bd18d9ba6a039d063b01a778d7225f0e32cd0f4ca871722b1b8c89fb431"
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 315 (2025R1) — Relating to the recording of student absences.

</b> </i>] Directs the Department of Education to review<b>,</b> [<i>and</i>] make recommendations <b>and develop best practices</b> related to the recording of student absences and how school districts respond to student absences<b> and to develop a common coding system for school districts to use for student absences</b>. [<i>Requires school districts to report to the department when a student is not considered to have regular attendance.</i>].

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB315/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB315/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB315/A-Engrossed)
4. **SED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28285)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB315/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed. — **49–3** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. — **27–2** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-10T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-07T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-11T17:14:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-14T17:18:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T18:49:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T22:01:12+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16T18:02:10+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-28T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-05T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-07T22:27:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08T19:14:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-12T19:11:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-13T19:21:05+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-14T19:39:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-15T19:35:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-15T22:07:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T23:49:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:11:08+00:00** Chapter 130, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00** 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/b7785afb-03d0-46b8-bbe2-fb8cc529bc7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).