HB 4079 — Directs school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education to adopt policies that address how the school district or the institution of higher education will respond when a federal immigration authority enters school property or a campus.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: Tells public schools to have a policy for how to respond to immigration issues at the school. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education to adopt policies that address how the school district or the institution of higher education will respond when a federal immigration authority enters school property or a campus. Prescribes the requirements of the policies. [<i>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</i>] <b>Takes effect on September 30, 2026.</b>
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — sponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — sponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — sponsor
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Ruiz, Ricki (D, OR-50) — sponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — sponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Hudson, Zach (D, OR-49) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Sosa, Nathan (D, OR-30) — cosponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Nguyen, Daniel (D, OR-38) — cosponsor
- McLain, Susan (D, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Marsh, Pam (D, OR-5) — cosponsor
- Kropf, Jason (D, OR-54) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Campos, Wlnsvey (D, OR-18) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Education.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — In absence of motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report, bill advanced to third reading and final consideration.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed.
- · state_lower — Vote explanation(s) filed by Diehl.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Education.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 48, (2026 Laws): Effective date September 30, 2026.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, state_upper OR-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Ruiz, Ricki (D, state_lower OR-50) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Campos, Wlnsvey (D, state_upper OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Hudson, Zach (D, state_lower OR-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Kropf, Jason (D, state_lower OR-54) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Marsh, Pam (D, state_lower OR-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | McLain, Susan (D, state_lower OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Nguyen, Daniel (D, state_lower OR-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Nosse, Rob (D, state_lower OR-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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