HB 4124 — 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.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-18
<b>Digest: Tells the HECC to study the system of higher education in Oregon. Tells the HECC to submit two reports. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells the HECC to study the system of higher education in Oregon. Tells the HECC to submit a report. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.1).</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.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Broadman, Anthony (D, OR-27) — sponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — sponsor
- Wagner, Rob (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — sponsor
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — sponsor
- Marsh, Pam (D, OR-5) — sponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — cosponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — cosponsor
- Watanabe, Mari (D, OR-34) — cosponsor
- Bowman, Ben (D, OR-25) — cosponsor
- Harbick, Darin (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Wallan, Kim (R, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Sosa, Nathan (D, OR-30) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- · state_lower — Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- · state_lower — Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Returned to Full Committee.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Ways and Means.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 62, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 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 | Broadman, Anthony (D, state_upper OR-27) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Marsh, Pam (D, state_lower OR-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 9 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 10 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 11 | Wagner, Rob (D, state_upper OR-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 12 | Bowman, Ben (D, state_lower OR-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Harbick, Darin (R, state_lower OR-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nosse, Rob (D, state_lower OR-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Sosa, Nathan (D, state_lower OR-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Wallan, Kim (R, state_lower OR-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Walters, Jules (D, state_lower OR-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Watanabe, Mari (D, state_lower OR-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Weber, Suzanne (R, state_upper OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Wise, Lamar (D, state_lower OR-48) | 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