republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/hb-4124.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency."
description: "</b> </i>] 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. [<i>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.</i>] <b>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.</b> 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.

</b> </i>] 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. [<i>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.</i>] <b>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.</b> 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).