---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the School Districts Unfunded Liability Fund; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Changes the application of moneys in the School Districts Unfunded Liability Fund. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 849"
citation: "Oregon SB 849 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-14T17:12:20+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2157800-ef67-46d1-b200-f574ac1fab02"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB849"
source_hash: "9381bda59c21a8af25a0cb83abc547585c35439f94723cc65c11c6552b00d4e1"
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 849 (2025R1) — Relating to the School Districts Unfunded Liability Fund; and declaring an emergency.

Changes the application of moneys in the School Districts Unfunded Liability Fund. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

## 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/SB849/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB849/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB849/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26568)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB849/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower

## 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 Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-04T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-07T22:29:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means (Printed A-Eng.) Referral denied by order of the President. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10T17:58:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11T19:03:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-13T18:58:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T21:46:12+00:00** Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-21T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-22T22:38:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23T01:35:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T18:44:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24T17:35:07+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-25T15:30:22+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-05T21:36:49+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14T17:10:47+00:00** Chapter 18, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-05-14T17:12:20+00:00** Effective date, May 5, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2157800-ef67-46d1-b200-f574ac1fab02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).