SB 859 Oregon Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relating to scope of tuition equity at public universities; and declaring an emergency.

Summary

Exempts graduate students at public universities who qualify for tuition equity from having to pay nonresident tuition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

May 2019

Senate Passage

Jun 2019

House Passage

Jun 2019

Signed into Law

Jun 2019

Introduced Feb 26, 2019 Signed Jun 7, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2019 · House May 30, 2019

How they voted

22–7

Passed

Total votes 29

Apr 17, 2019

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

3 Yea 7 Nay

70% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 7, 2019

Signed into law

Governor signed.

upper

Jun 3, 2019

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Jun 3, 2019

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

May 30, 2019

Lower · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Hernandez. Passed.

lower

May 17, 2019

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass.

lower

Apr 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to Education.

lower

Apr 18, 2019

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

Apr 17, 2019

Upper · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed.

upper

Apr 15, 2019

Committee

Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.

upper

Apr 15, 2019

Upper · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.

upper

Feb 27, 2019

Committee

Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.

upper

Feb 26, 2019

Introduced

Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

upper

2 primary · 25 co-sponsors