Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3731: Relating to reporting by institutions of higher education; and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, July 7, 2025
Digest: The Act adds data to be added to the yearly reports made by higher learning schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.9). Provides additional data to be included by institutions of higher education in an annual report regarding allegations of sexual misconduct and violence on the campus of the institution. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 11, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session House Bill 3731 Sponsored by Representative HARTMAN; Representative MUNOZ, Senators GELSER BLOUIN, HAYDEN, SMITH DB CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to reporting by institutions of higher education; creating new provisions; amending ORS 350.345; and declaring an emergency. SECTION 1. ORS 350.345, as amended by section 7, chapter 46, Oregon Laws 2024, is amended to read: 350.345. (1) No later than October 1 of each year, each institution of higher education shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 (b) The interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to higher education; (c) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission; and (d) The Director of Human Services. (2) [Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section,] The report shall include the following information, along with an optional narrative section for each of the following in which the institution may, at its discretion, explain the information: (a) The total number of allegations of sexual misconduct during the previous academic year that were reported to the institution's Title IX coordinator by a student or employee of the institution or (B) An unknown individual or an individual for whom the institution categorizes the report as "other." (b) The number of law enforcement investigations known to have been initiated during the previous academic year in response to reports of sexual …
Sponsors
- Annessa Hartman (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Lesly Muñoz (D, 22)
- David Smith (R, 1)
- Sara Gelser Blouin (D, 8)
- Cedric Hayden (R, 6)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 358, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 20, 2025.
- : Governor signed.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
- : Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
- : Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.
- : Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.
- : Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.
- : Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.
Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. (June 11, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SED Committee Vote (May 21, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. (April 17, 2025): 48 yea, 1 nay, passed
- HHED Committee Vote (April 3, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Higher Education and Workforce Development
Common questions
- What is HB3731?
- HB3731 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to reporting by institutions of higher education; and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB3731 do?
- Digest: The Act adds data to be added to the yearly reports made by higher learning schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.9). Provides additional data to be included by institutions of higher education in an annual report regarding allegations of sexual misconduct and violence on the campus of the institution. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
- What is the status of HB3731?
- Chaptered as of July 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 358, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 20, 2025. (July 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3731?
- Annessa Hartman (D, 40), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3731?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3731
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