HB3530 • 2025

Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term "squaw" in the name.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Hartman,, Senator Broadman,, Gelser Blouin, Representative Fragala,, Gamba,, McDonald,, Nguyen D,, Nguyen H,, Pham H,, Walters,, Senator Frederick,, Manning Jr,, Patterson,, Woods
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.

Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term "squaw" in the name.

Digest: The Act requires the term "squaw" to be removed from highway names.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act requires the term "squaw" to be removed from highway names.
(Flesch Readability Score: 88.9).
Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term "squaw" in the name.
Relating to: Relating to highway names.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-12 House
Referred to Transportation.
2025-02-11 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act requires the term "squaw" to be removed from highway names. (Flesch Readability Score: 88.9).
Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term "squaw" in the name.
Relating to: Relating to highway names.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3530
Sponsored by Representative HARTMAN, Senators BROADMAN, GELSER BLOUIN; Representatives FRAGALA,
GAMBA, MCDONALD, PHAM H, WALTERS, Senators FREDERICK, MANNING JR, PATTERSON, WOODS
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 requires the term “squaw” to be removed from highway names. (Flesch Read-
ability Score: 88.9).
Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term “squaw” in the name.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to highway names; amending ORS 271.600.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 271.600 is amended to read:
271.600. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Highway” has the meaning given that term in ORS 366.005.
[(a)] (b) “Indian tribe” has the meaning given that term in ORS 97.740.
[(b)] (c) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.
[(c)] (d) “Public property” has the meaning given that term in ORS 131.705.
(2) A public body may not use the term “squaw” in the name of a public property or highway.
(3) When a public body changes a name that contains the term “squaw,” the public body shall
consider as the replacement name a term or phrase in the language of an Indian tribe.
(4) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply if:
(a) Federal law requires the use of the term “squaw”; or
(b) The highway or public property is a geographic feature that an agency of the United States
names using the term “squaw.”
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 3466