---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Indigenous Peoples' Day; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Designates second Monday of October of each year as Indigenous Peoples' Day."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2526"
citation: "Oregon HB 2526 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Riley", "Rob Wagner", "Tawna Sanchez", "Teresa Alonso Leon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/490397c9-8d03-4ac2-b52d-2b2daf44cc20"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2526"
source_hash: "9e88fa02c65ad83e40b85b8eeb0e81cd3d08ccb1a3454e0de438b794e8685232"
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 2526 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to Indigenous Peoples' Day; and declaring an emergency.

Designates second Monday of October of each year as Indigenous Peoples' Day.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2526/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2526/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2526/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20240)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2526/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Sanchez, Alonso Leon. Passed. — **50–5** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Wagner. Passed. — **22–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chuck Riley — primary (person)
- Rob Wagner — primary (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — primary (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — primary (person)
- Andrea Salinas — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Kotek — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-13T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-15T20:31:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19T18:22:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20T18:32:41+00:00** Carried over to April 26, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-27T01:27:49+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sanchez, Alonso Leon. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28T19:50:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T19:11:50+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-17T15:11:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17T17:42:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18T19:17:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wagner. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18T19:18:20+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Heard.
- **2021-05-20T15:31:20+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-25T17:04:30+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T21:24:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 118, (2021 Laws): Effective date June 01, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/490397c9-8d03-4ac2-b52d-2b2daf44cc20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).