---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to out-of-state residential placements of students; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Authorizes school districts to use public funds for out-of-state placement of students only if specified criteria are satisfied. Creates exceptions. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to charge school districts for licensing-related costs. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 982"
citation: "Oregon SB 982 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-04T18:49:12+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5d13816-1d69-4e78-8577-e184181b467f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB982"
source_hash: "d0454913709f9462d0a410c8c320a399748d6f2ce21f1b32ff332fa022fd02a7"
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 982 (2025R1) — Relating to out-of-state residential placements of students; and declaring an emergency.

Authorizes school districts to use public funds for out-of-state placement of students only if specified criteria are satisfied. Creates exceptions. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to charge school districts for licensing-related costs. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/SB982/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB982/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **44–12** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **21–5** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04T18:49:12+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T20:44:55+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-19T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-27T16:11:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27T19:39:46+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T19:15:19+00:00** Carried over to 04-01 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-01T19:13:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-01T20:08:54+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T21:12:57+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-05T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-19T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-21T16:45:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21T19:07:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-22T20:06:49+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-27T19:34:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28T21:03:39+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-29T16:55:41+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-06T00:24:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T22:41:32+00:00** Chapter 277, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00** Effective date, June 5, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5d13816-1d69-4e78-8577-e184181b467f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).