2025 Regular SessionOregon Legislature

HB3365: Relating to climate change instruction in public schools.

Legislative Summary

The Act would make new laws that would require climate change instruction to be included in certain subjects taught in public schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Directs the State Board of Education to [include an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability and climate change across all subjects for which academic content standards are established] ensure that academic content standards for core subjects include sufficient instruction on the causes and effects of climate change and strategies for responding to such causes and effects. Applies to academic content standards that are reviewed and revised on or after the effective date of the Act.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Public Hearing held.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Work Session held.
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Second reading.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 16, 2025 Calendar.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed. Ayes, 32; Nays, 23--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 5--Breese-Iverson, Dobson, McDonald, Nguyen H, Valderrama.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Senate
4/21/2025
Referred to Education.
Senate

Amendments

House Committee On Education Amendment #-5

House Committee On Education (2025-04-09)

4/9/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Education Amendment #-4

House Committee On Education (2025-04-09)

4/9/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Education Amendment #-3

House Committee On Education (2025-04-09)

4/9/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Education Amendment #-2

House Committee On Education (2025-04-09)

4/9/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Education Amendment #-4

House Committee On Education (2025-04-07)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Education Amendment #-3

House Committee On Education (2025-04-07)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Education Amendment #-2

House Committee On Education (2025-04-07)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Education Amendment #-2

House Committee On Education (2025-03-12)

3/12/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Third Reading
4/17/2025
32
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Committee Do pass with amendments and rescind subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
4/9/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197036.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197029.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197033.3 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970318.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/1/1970599.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/1/1970614.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970122.2 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970317.9 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/9/2025112.0 KB
Analysis
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Analysis
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Analysis
Analysis4/7/2025164.0 KB
Analysis
Analysis3/12/2025151.8 KB
Analysis
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