OR SB 1535

enacted

Relating to child care; and prescribing an effective date.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

] [Requires the Department of Early Learning and Care to study child care. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to child care no later than September 15, 2027.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2028.] Allows the Early Learning Council to modify the priority given to families receiving temporary assistance for needy families for participation in the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program. Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to convene a work group to study the cost and availability of liability insurance and other liability issues for child care providers. Identifies work group participants. Directs the work group to report to the Legislative Assembly on options to increase child care provider access to liability insurance, to reduce the financial burden of liability insurance on child care providers and to use other strategies to address liability issues for child care providers. Requires the work group to submit the report to the Legislative Assembly by November 1, 2027. Sunsets the work group on January 2, 2029. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-06 — Effective date, June 5, 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-02
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.
referral-committee
2026-02-10
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-12
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2026-02-16
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-16
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Returned to Full Committee.
2026-02-24
Work Session held.
2026-02-25
Work Session held.
2026-02-26
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-27
Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-27
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-27
Referred to Ways and Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-28
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-03
Rules suspended. Carried over to March 4, 2026 Calendar.
2026-03-04
Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-03-05
President signed.
passage
2026-03-05
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-31
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-04-06
Chapter 82, 2026 Laws.
2026-04-06
Effective date, June 5, 2026.

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-02-12 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
- Diane Linthicum: yes
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes
Heard and Reported Out
2026-02-25 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (25)
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- David Gomberg: yes
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Mark Owens: yes
- E. Werner Reschke: absent
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Wlnsvey Campos: yes
- Lew Frederick: absent
- Fred Girod: yes
- Kate Lieber: yes
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Mike McLane: yes
- Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
- Rob Wagner: yes
- David Brock Smith: absent
- Janeen Sollman: yes
- Bruce Starr: yes
Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
2026-02-27 · pass · 24-1
Member-level votes (30)
- Rob Wagner: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Wlnsvey Campos: yes
- Fred Girod: yes
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Janeen Sollman: yes
- Bruce Starr: yes
- Diane Linthicum: absent
- Suzanne Weber: absent
- Mark Meek: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: absent
- Noah Robinson: no
- Christine Drazan: yes
- David Brock Smith: yes
- Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Mike McLane: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
- Lew Frederick: yes
- Chris Gorsek: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kim Thatcher: absent
- Kate Lieber: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- Anthony Broadman: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Cedric Hayden: absent
- Khanh Pham: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes
Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed.
2026-03-04 · pass · 52-0
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: yes
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: yes
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: yes
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: absent
- E. Werner Reschke: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: yes
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- Gregory Smith: absent
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: yes
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: yes
- Darin Harbick: yes
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Boomer Wright: yes
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Darcey Edwards: yes
- April Dobson: yes
- Emily McIntire: yes
- Jules Walters: yes
- Virgle Osborne: yes
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Bobby Levy: absent
- Anna Scharf: yes
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: yes
- Tom Andersen: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- Sue Rieke Smith: yes
- David Gomberg: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: absent
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: yes
- Shelly Boshart Davis: absent
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes

Related bills

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1535

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