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HB 4022 — Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve school readiness, third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates.

Congress · introduced 2026-01-14

Digest: The Act establishes a program to provide a free book each month to certain children. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve school readiness, third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates. Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to implement and administer the program. Authorizes the Early Learning Council, in consultation with the department, to adopt rules necessary to implement the program. Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Account within the department for purposes of funding the program.

Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned

Sponsors

No sponsorships on file.

Action timeline

  1. · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  2. · state_lower — Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.
  3. · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
  4. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  5. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
  6. · state_lower — Second reading.
  7. · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed.
  8. · state_lower — Vote explanation(s) filed by Bunch.
  9. · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  10. · state_upper — Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.
  11. · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
  12. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  13. · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
  14. · state_upper — Second reading.
  15. · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
  16. · state_lower — Speaker signed.
  17. · state_upper — President signed.
  18. · state_lower — Governor signed.
  19. · state_lower — Chapter 8, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.

Text versions

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Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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