HB3498 • 2025

Modifies the definition of "abuse" for purposes of child abuse to remove the use of certain restraints on and seclusion of students.

Children Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Diehl
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies the definition of "abuse" for purposes of child abuse to remove the use of certain restraints on and seclusion of students.

Digest: The Act makes changes to which acts are "abuse" of a child.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act makes changes to which acts are "abuse" of a child.
(Flesch Readability Score: 95.9).
Modifies the definition of "abuse" for purposes of child abuse to remove the use of certain restraints on and seclusion of students.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-06 House
Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.
2025-02-04 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes changes to which acts are "abuse" of a child. (Flesch Readability Score: 95.9).
Modifies the definition of "abuse" for purposes of child abuse to remove the use of certain restraints on and seclusion of students.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to abuse of students; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3498
Sponsored by Representative DIEHL
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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act makes changes to which acts are “abuse” of a child. (Flesch Readability Score:
95.9).
Modifies the definition of “abuse” for purposes of child abuse to remove the use of certain re-
straints on and seclusion of students.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to abuse of students; amending section 13, chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023; repealing
sections 8, 12 and 14, chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 13, chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023, is amended to read:
Sec. 13. (1) Section 2 , chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023, [of this 2023 Act ] and the amendments
to ORS 419B.005 by sections 3 and 4 , chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023, [ of this 2023 Act ] apply to
incidents occurring on or after July 1, 2023.
(2) The amendments to ORS 419B.005 by sections 5 and 6 , chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023,
[of this 2023 Act ] apply to incidents occurring on or after [ July 1, 2028 ] the effective date of this
2025 Act.
[(3) The quarterly report described in the amendments to ORS 419B.019 by section 7 of this 2023
Act is first due on January 1, 2024. ]
SECTION 2. Sections 8, 12 and 14, chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023, are repealed.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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.
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