---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to school inclusivity."
description: "Requires education provider to prohibit <i>use or</i>] display of any symbols of hate on school property or in education program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2697"
citation: "Oregon HB 2697 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Brock Smith", "David Gomberg", "James Manning Jr.", "Julie Fahey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
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/0e2f960a-81f2-4671-bcf2-53bbc33e87fa"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2697"
source_hash: "de2b174ee840bafad23b40c965d6175ef4cf911fccf075d513206d8760bff500"
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 2697 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to school inclusivity.

Requires education provider to prohibit <i>use or</i>] display of any symbols of hate on school property or in education program.

## 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/HB2697/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2697/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2697/A-Engrossed)
4. **HED Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19061)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2697/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Smith DB, Gomberg. Passed. — **47–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **24–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- David Gomberg — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Julie Fahey — primary (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Smith Warner — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Witt — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Clem — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Zika — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Moore-Green — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Leif — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — 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 Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-23T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-25T23:23:02+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30T18:18:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-10T21:12:14+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith DB, Gomberg. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T18:26:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-10T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-19T15:17:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19T17:40:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20T19:39:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-25T16:25:19+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-27T17:41:35+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-03T19:03:36+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 147, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e2f960a-81f2-4671-bcf2-53bbc33e87fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).