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House committee adopts technical fixes to education law, sends HB 4066 to the floor
Summary
The House Committee on Education adopted dash‑5 amendments to House Bill 4066, approved the bill as amended on a party‑line split, and recommended it be sent to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation.
The House Committee on Education amended and recommended House Bill 4066, an omnibus technical fixes bill for Oregon education statutes, sending it to the full House with a "do pass" recommendation after a committee vote on Feb. 9, 2026.
Chair Hudson opened a work session on HB 4066 and asked LPRO staff to summarize the bill and the dash‑5 amendment. LPRO staff said the bill aligns governance and meeting requirements for Oregon Health & Science University with other public universities, allows education service district boards to offer stipends up to $500 per month, updates references to federal compact language, transfers some rule‑making authority to the State Board of Education, adjusts reporting requirements tied to a Portland State University study on farmworker labor standards, and extends a compliance date for state light‑bulb requirements. The amendment declares an emergency and takes effect on passage, the staff summary said.
Representative Emily McIntyre moved to adopt the dash‑5 amendments. After brief committee discussion noting the routine nature of technical bills, Chair Hudson called the roll. The amendments were adopted by majority vote (Ayes: Fragula; Pinker McDonald; Ricky Smith; Vice Chair Dobson; Vice Chair McIntyre; Chair Hudson. Noes: Harvick; Wright).
Representative McIntyre then moved that HB 4066 as amended be sent to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation. The motion carried on a subsequent roll call, with one recorded no vote (Harvick) and the remainder of voting members in favor. Chair Hudson closed the work session and announced the bill would be carried to the floor by Representative McIntyre.
The committee did not take up further amendments in the work session; Chair Hudson asked members to communicate with stakeholders and noted procedural deadlines for posting any final amendments before the next work session.
The committee will consider final work‑session votes for bills heard that day at its next meeting.
