---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Portland State University designation."
description: "Designates Portland State University as Oregon's Urban Research University."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2556"
citation: "Oregon HB 2556 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dacia Grayber", "Kate Lieber"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-20T01:28:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1573aff-44e7-478c-90e3-c3400b78837c"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2556"
source_hash: "156e941fca1555cb862ac0dd9a21275989404c3ede11fdad99cdcea36eaab9d0"
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 2556 (2025R1) — Relating to Portland State University designation.

Designates Portland State University as Oregon's Urban Research University.

## 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/HB2556/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2556/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Made Special Order of Business by voice vote. Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **36–22** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dacia Grayber — primary (person)
- Kate Lieber — primary (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2025-01-30T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-06T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-02-07T00:47:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11T19:19:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13T19:08:18+00:00** Carried over to February 18, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2025-02-18T19:50:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-18T19:51:07+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Levy B.
- **2025-02-20T18:51:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T22:35:50+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-28T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-12T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-21T16:59:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21T18:19:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-22T18:45:24+00:00** Made Special Order of Business by voice vote. Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-23T18:42:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-27T22:12:24+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-03T19:51:10+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20T01:28:51+00:00** Chapter 254, (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/a1573aff-44e7-478c-90e3-c3400b78837c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).