HB2842 • 2025

Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to an organization and Polk County forprograms for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the programs.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Evans,, Mannix,, Scharf, Representative Andersen,, Lewis,, Munoz,, Wallan,, Senator Patterson,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to an organization and Polk County forprograms for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the programs.

Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out for programs for giving free childcare to people to do government business.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out for programs for giving free childcare to people to do government business.
(Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). [Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out to expand a program for giving free childcare to people to do government business.
(Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).] Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to an organization and Polk County for [expanding a program] programs for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the [program] programs.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-20 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-02-20 House
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-02-18 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-06 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out for programs for giving free childcare to people to do government business. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out to expand a program for giving free childcare to people to do government business. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).</i>]
Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to an organization <b>and Polk County</b> for [<i>expanding a program</i>] <b>programs</b> for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the [<i>program</i>]<b> programs</b>.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to childcare programs for people with governmental business; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2842
Ordered by the House February 20
Including House Amendments dated February 20
Sponsored by Representatives EVANS, MANNIX, SCHARF; Representatives ANDERSEN, LEWIS, MUNOZ,
WALLAN, Senator PATTERSON (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out for programs for giving free childcare
to people to do government business. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).
[Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out to expand a program for giving free childcare
to people to do government business. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). ]
Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to
an organization and Polk County for [ expanding a program ] programs for providing free drop-in
childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and
data collection regarding the [ program] programs.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to childcare programs for people with governmental business; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $210,000 for distribution to Marion County
Lawyers Charitable Corporation for purposes of expanding a program for providing free
drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other govern-
mental business and data collection regarding the program.
SECTION 2.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $210,000 for distribution to Polk County for
a program for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county court-
house or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the program.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 1552