--- type: "Bill" title: "Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency." description: " ] Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study of the condition of Oregon's post-secondary education system and to develop detailed recommendations for the design, implementation and operation of a viable and superior institutional framework. [Directs the commission to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education on or before December 1, 2026.] Directs the commission to submit a preliminary report by October 1, 2026, and a final report by April 1, 2027, to the interim or regular committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education. Declares an emergency, effective on passage." jurisdiction: "us/states/or" legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly" session: "2026R1" identifier: "HB 4124" citation: "Oregon HB 4124 (2026R1)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Anthony Broadman", "Deb Patterson", "Janeen Sollman", "Jeff Golden", "Lisa Fragala", "Pam Marsh", "Paul Evans", "Rob Wagner", "Sarah McDonald", "Sue Rieke Smith", "Tom Andersen"] version_count: 8 action_count: 22 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00" last_action: "2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddcccee5-c5a5-49d7-9634-21cea8ace860" source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4124" source_hash: "e518e18354cf11008aaac66ad4cf3355cf4462a5d53352f72ddd964892cfe242" 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 4124 (2026R1) — Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency. ] Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study of the condition of Oregon's post-secondary education system and to develop detailed recommendations for the design, implementation and operation of a viable and superior institutional framework. [Directs the commission to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education on or before December 1, 2026.] Directs the commission to submit a preliminary report by October 1, 2026, and a final report by April 1, 2027, to the interim or regular committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced) 2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/Introduced) 3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/A-Engrossed) 4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/B-Engrossed) 5. **HED Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30475) 6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed) 7. **JWM Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30682) 8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/Enrolled) ## Votes - Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **38–4** (pass) · legislature - Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **18–12** (pass) · upper - Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **36–6** (pass) · lower - Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Anthony Broadman — primary (person) - Deb Patterson — primary (person) - Janeen Sollman — primary (person) - Jeff Golden — primary (person) - Lisa Fragala — primary (person) - Pam Marsh — primary (person) - Paul Evans — primary (person) - Rob Wagner — primary (person) - Sarah McDonald — primary (person) - Sue Rieke Smith — primary (person) - Tom Andersen — primary (person) - Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person) - Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person) - Darin Harbick — cosponsor (person) - James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person) - Jules Walters — cosponsor (person) - Kim Wallan — cosponsor (person) - Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person) - Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person) - Mari Watanabe — cosponsor (person) - Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person) - Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person) - Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person) - Todd Nash — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00** Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee` - **2026-02-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2026-02-11T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2026-02-12T23:21:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-12T23:22:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee` - **2026-02-19T00:47:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Education. `referral-committee` - **2026-02-24T21:48:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee. - **2026-02-24T21:47:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2026-02-25T17:02:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2026-02-25T22:20:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-26T19:18:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2026-02-27T21:36:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2026-03-02T19:48:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2026-03-02T20:14:46+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee` - **2026-03-03T17:05:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-03T19:11:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2026-03-04T23:27:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2026-03-05T21:30:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2026-03-06T16:59:18+00:00** President signed. `passage` - **2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00** Chapter 62, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddcccee5-c5a5-49d7-9634-21cea8ace860`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).