Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 894 — Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose of developing and recommending standards by which technology-based competitive student activities may satisfy high school diploma requirements or career and technical education program requirements.

Last action — In Senate Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Digest: Directs ODE to make standards for a student to earn credit for a student activity. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose of developing and recommending standards by which technology-based competitive student activities may satisfy high school diploma requirements or career and technical education program requirements. Sunsets on June 30, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 84 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (84)

84 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

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 894 do?
Digest: Directs ODE to make standards for a student to earn credit for a student activity. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose of developing and recommending standards by which technology-based competitive student activities may satisfy high school diploma requirements or career and technical education program requirements. Sunsets on June 30, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Who sponsors SB 894?
SB 894 is sponsored by Boomer Wright (Republican), Kim Thatcher (Republican), David Brock Smith (Republican), Janeen Sollman (Democrat), and Sara Gelser Blouin (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 894?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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