HB 4149 Oregon House · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to homeless students.

Summary

Directs school districts to adopt policies that provide for the immediate enrollment, school placement and provision of services to homeless students. Directs the Department of Education to designate a state coordinator for the education of homeless students.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026

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What changed between versions

A-Engrossed → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, updating the list of sponsoring legislators to include new members who joined after the previous version. Substantively, the bill added new requirements for school districts to include dispute resolution processes and coordination with social services agencies in their homeless student policies.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on homeless students, but the specific obligations for school districts have been expanded to include dispute resolution and inter-agency coordination.

TECHNICAL

The list of sponsoring Representatives and Senators was updated to reflect the final enrolled version, adding names like GRAYBER, KROPF, and REYNOLDS while removing others.

REQUIREMENT

School district policies must now explicitly include a dispute resolution process consistent with the bill's provisions.

School districts must coordinate with local social services agencies and the Department of Human Services regarding runaway and homeless youth.

School districts must collaborate with other districts to coordinate transportation and the transfer of education records for homeless students.

Homeless student placement must be consistent with requirements for placing non-homeless students in voluntary schools without attendance boundaries.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House Feb 20, 2026

How they voted

26–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 30

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

8 Yea 2 Nay 2

66% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2026

Signed into law

Governor signed.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Introduced

First reading. Referred to President's desk.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

5 primary · 20 co-sponsors