---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to direct admissions."
description: "Includes [<i>independent institutions</i>] <b>certain private post-secondary institutions</b> in the direct admissions program established by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2421"
citation: "Oregon HB 2421 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
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/92a015b9-c7c0-4f6d-ab03-d68833a8ea30"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2421"
source_hash: "27636e5244b316df37473aed1184de06c23d52647284f60802af8ebf1ff9bbea"
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 2421 (2025R1) — Relating to direct admissions.

Includes [<i>independent institutions</i>] <b>certain private post-secondary institutions</b> in the direct admissions program established by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

## 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/HB2421/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2421/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2421/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHED Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27053)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2421/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **52–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## 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`
- **2025-03-11T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-25T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-28T22:36:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31T18:25:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T20:21:08+00:00** Carried over to April 2, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2025-04-02T18:49:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03T17:48:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03T20:46:17+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-23T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-28T16:34:55+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.
- **2025-05-01T18:14:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. 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 52, (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/92a015b9-c7c0-4f6d-ab03-d68833a8ea30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).