SB390 • 2025

Prohibits the Higher Education Coordinating Commission from making any distributions during the 2025-2027 biennium to the University of Oregon unless the University of Oregon transfers to the commission for distribution to Oregon State University the balance of any receipts received by the University of Oregon from the athletic conference of which the university is a member.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Girod
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate 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.

Prohibits the Higher Education Coordinating Commission from making any distributions during the 2025-2027 biennium to the University of Oregon unless the University of Oregon transfers to the commission for distribution to Oregon State University the balance of any receipts received by the University of Oregon from the athletic conference of which the university is a member.

Digest: The Act requires UO to transfer its sports conference receipts to OSU.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act requires UO to transfer its sports conference receipts to OSU.
The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it.
(Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).
Prohibits the Higher Education Coordinating Commission from making any distributions during the 2025-2027 biennium to the University of Oregon unless the University of Oregon transfers to the commission for distribution to Oregon State University the balance of any receipts received by the University of Oregon from the athletic conference of which the university is a member.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Education.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act requires UO to transfer its sports conference receipts to OSU. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).
Prohibits the Higher Education Coordinating Commission from making any distributions during the 2025-2027 biennium to the University of Oregon unless the University of Oregon transfers to the commission for distribution to Oregon State University the balance of any receipts received by the University of Oregon from the athletic conference of which the university is a member.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to transfer of certain receipts by the University of Oregon to Oregon State University; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 390
Sponsored by Senator GIROD (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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act requires UO to transfer its sports conference receipts to OSU. The Act declares
an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).
Prohibits the Higher Education Coordinating Commission from making any distributions during
the 2025-2027 biennium to the University of Oregon unless the University of Oregon transfers to the
commission for distribution to Oregon State University the balance of any receipts received by the
University of Oregon from the athletic conference of which the university is a member.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to transfer of certain receipts by the University of Oregon to Oregon State University; and
declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may not distribute
moneys to the University of Oregon for the 2025-2027 biennium unless the University of
Oregon transfers to the commission for distribution to Oregon State University the excess
balance of any contract receipts the University of Oregon receives from the athletic confer-
ence of which the University of Oregon is a member.
(2) The commission may not distribute any moneys under subsection (1) of this section
to Oregon State University that the Attorney General determines is inconsistent with the
requirements of Article I, section 21, of the Oregon Constitution.
SECTION 2.
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.
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