Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3595: Relating to the Lunar New Year.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act makes the Lunar New Year a state holiday. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.7). Establishes the Lunar New Year as a legal holiday in this state.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to the Lunar New Year; amending ORS 187.010.
From the introduced text, February 17, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to the Lunar New Year; amending ORS 187.010. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 187.010 is amended to read: 187.010. (1) The following days are legal holidays in this state: (a) Each Sunday. (b) New Year's Day on January 1. (c) Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday on the third Monday in January. (d) Presidents Day, for the purpose of commemorating Presidents Washington and Lincoln, on the third Monday in February. (e) The day of the Lunar New Year on the date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the third new moon following the winter solstice when an intercalary month intervenes. [(e)] (f) Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. [(f)] (g) Juneteenth on June 19. [(g)] (h) Independence Day on July 4. [(h)] (i) Labor Day on the first Monday in September. [(i)] (j) Veterans Day on November 11. [(j)] (k) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. [(k)] (L) Christmas Day on December 25. (2) Each time a holiday, other than Sunday, listed in subsection (1) of this section falls on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be a legal holiday. Each time a holiday listed in subsection (1) of this section falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall …
Sponsors
- Thuy Tran (D, 45) · primary sponsor
- Farrah Chaichi (D, 35)
- April Dobson (D, 39)
- Daniel Nguyen (D, 38)
- Hoa Nguyen (D, 48)
- Tawna Sanchez (D, 43)
- Kayse Jama (D, 24)
- Katherine Pham (D, 23)
- Julianna Walters (D, 37)
- Hai Pham (D, 36)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Public Hearing held.
- : Referred to Rules.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Common questions
- What is HB3595?
- HB3595 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to the Lunar New Year.
- What does HB3595 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to the Lunar New Year; amending ORS 187.010.
- What is the status of HB3595?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3595?
- Thuy Tran (D, 45), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3595?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3595
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