---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to electronic meetings to discuss an abbreviated school day program placement; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Allows a student's parent or foster parent to consent to attending an initial meeting regarding an abbreviated school day program placement by telephone or other electronic means. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 742"
citation: "Oregon SB 742 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:02:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a86491dc-07c6-47f8-adcc-8cc6b50f434e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB742"
source_hash: "2399aa50ca5ac87cc9c21e1c8fad633e59db7dc45a97009f3af157cf21d6d3c0"
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 742 (2025R1) — Relating to electronic meetings to discuss an abbreviated school day program placement; and declaring an emergency.

Allows a student's parent or foster parent to consent to attending an initial meeting regarding an abbreviated school day program placement by telephone or other electronic means. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/SB742/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB742/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)

## 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`
- **2025-03-31T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-02T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-08T16:51:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08T19:03:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:26:51+00:00** Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-10T20:53:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T23:51:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T17:31:11+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-28T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-01T20:03:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05T18:28:07+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06T19:41:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 7, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-07T19:49:38+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-08T19:24:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-12T19:32:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-12T21:47:11+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-19T21:56:32+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T20:52:38+00:00** Chapter 104, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T21:02:48+00:00** Effective date, May 19, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a86491dc-07c6-47f8-adcc-8cc6b50f434e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).