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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1099
Sponsored by Senators STARR, ANDERSON; Senators BONHAM, GORSEK, LINTHICUM, MCLANE, MEEK,
ROBINSON, SMITH DB, SOLLMAN, WEBER, Representatives ELMER, SCHARF
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: This Act requires cities and counties to allow preschools on church properties. (Flesch
Readability Score: 60.7).
Requires cities and counties to allow lands where worship is allowed to be used for preschool.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to use of real property for education; amending ORS 215.441 and 227.500.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 215.441 is amended to read:
215.441. (1) If a church, synagogue, temple, mosque, chapel, meeting house or other nonresiden-
tial place of worship is allowed on real property under state law and rules and local zoning ordi-
nances and regulations, a county shall allow the reasonable use of the real property for activities
customarily associated with the practices of the religious activity, including:
(a) Worship services.
(b) Religion classes.
(c) Weddings.
(d) Funerals.
(e) Meal programs.
(f) Child care or any preschool or prekindergarten education , but not [including] private or
parochial [school] education for [prekindergarten] kindergarten through grade 12 or higher educa-
tion.
(2) A county may:
(a) Subject real property described in subsection (1) of this section to reasonable regulations,
including site review or design review, concerning the physical characteristics of the uses author-
ized under subsection (1) of this section; or
(b) Prohibit or restrict the use of real property by a place of worship described in subsection (1)
of this section if the county finds that the level of service of public facilities, including transporta-
tion, water supply, sewer and storm drain systems is not adequate to serve the place of worship
described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a county may allow a private or paro-
chial school for [prekindergarten] kindergarten through grade 12 or higher education to be sited
under applicable state law and rules and local zoning ordinances and regulations.
SECTION 2. ORS 227.500 is amended to read:
227.500. (1) If a church, synagogue, temple, mosque, chapel, meeting house or other nonresiden-
tial place of worship is allowed on real property under state law and rules and local zoning ordi-
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 4248 SB1099
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nances and regulations, a city shall allow the reasonable use of the real property for activities
customarily associated with the practices of the religious activity, including:
(a) Worship services.
(b) Religion classes.
(c) Weddings.
(d) Funerals.
(e) Meal programs.
(f) Child care or any preschool or prekindergarten education , but not [including] private or
parochial [school] education for [prekindergarten] kindergarten through grade 12 or higher educa-
tion.
(2) A city may:
(a) Subject real property described in subsection (1) of this section to reasonable regulations,
including site review and design review, concerning the physical characteristics of the uses au-
thorized under subsection (1) of this section; or
(b) Prohibit or regulate the use of real property by a place of worship described in subsection
(1) of this section if the city finds that the level of service of public facilities, including transporta-
tion, water supply, sewer and storm drain systems is not adequate to serve the place of worship
described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a city may allow a private or parochial
school for [prekindergarten] kindergarten through grade 12 or higher education to be sited under
applicable state law and rules and local zoning ordinances and regulations.
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