Oregon 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 17 R cosponsors

HB 4161 — Relating to school choice.

Last action — In committee upon adjournment.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Digest: Reduces the cap on students who can attend a virtual public charter school. Requires a school district to allow a student from another district to attend a school in the school district. Allows a student to have an education savings account. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.9). Increases the limitation on the percentage of students in a school district who may enroll in a virtual public charter school that is not sponsored by the student's resident school district without first receiving approval from the school district. Requires school districts to participate in open enrollment. Establishes a waiver process. Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a policy that provides for the establishment of education savings accounts for students to use for educational expenses.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In committee upon adjournment.

  2. Motion to withdraw from Education failed.

  3. Public Hearing held.

  4. Referred to Education.

  5. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 70 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (70)

70 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Motion to withdraw from Education failed.

Failed 24 Yea · 34 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5401
Republican 18001
Democrat 13000
Total 243402
% of votes cast 40%57%0%3%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Brian Stout — Yea
Charlie Conrad — Yea
Christine Goodwin — Yea
Courtney Neron — Nay
Dan Rayfield — Not Voting
James Hieb — Yea
Janelle Bynum — Nay
Maxine Dexter — Nay
Paul Holvey — Nay
Tracy Cramer — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Nay
Annessa Hartman Democrat Nay
Ben Bowman Democrat Nay
Dacia Grayber Democrat Nay
Daniel Nguyen Democrat Nay
David Gomberg Democrat Nay
Emerson Levy Democrat Nay
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Nay
Hai Pham Democrat Nay
Hoa Nguyen Democrat Nay
Jason Kropf Democrat Nay
John Lively Democrat Nay
Jules Walters Democrat Nay
Julie Fahey Democrat Nay
Ken Helm Democrat Nay
Khanh Pham Democrat Nay
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Nay
Mark Gamba Democrat Nay
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Nay
Nathan Sosa Democrat Nay
Pam Marsh Democrat Nay
Paul Evans Democrat Nay
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Nay
Rob Nosse Democrat Nay
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Nay
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Nay
Thuy Tran Democrat Nay
Tom Andersen Democrat Nay
Travis Nelson Democrat Nay
Zach Hudson Democrat Nay
Anna Scharf Republican Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Not Voting
Dwayne Yunker Republican Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Yea
Emily McIntire Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Yea
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4161 do?
Digest: Reduces the cap on students who can attend a virtual public charter school. Requires a school district to allow a student from another district to attend a school in the school district. Allows a student to have an education savings account. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.9). Increases the limitation on the percentage of students in a school district who may enroll in a virtual public charter school that is not sponsored by the student's resident school district without first receiving approval from the school district. Requires school districts to participate in open enrollment. Establishes a waiver process. Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a policy that provides for the establishment of education savings accounts for students to use for educational expenses.
Who sponsors HB 4161?
HB 4161 is sponsored by Lucetta Elmer (Republican), Jami Cate (Republican), Suzanne Weber (Republican), Anna Scharf (Republican), E. Werner Reschke (Republican), Mark Owens (Republican), Virgle Osborne (Republican), Emily McIntire (Republican), Kevin Mannix (Republican), Rick Lewis (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Jeffrey Helfrich (Republican), Shelly Boshart Davis (Republican), Court Boice (Republican), Boomer Wright (Republican), Ed Diehl (Republican), Vikki Breese-Iverson (Republican), Tracy Cramer, Christine Goodwin, and James Hieb.
What is the current status of HB 4161?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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