---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to state benefits for undocumented individuals; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Removes requirement that students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents apply for official federal identification document to be eligible for exemption from paying nonresident tuition at public universities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1563"
citation: "Oregon SB 1563 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diego Hernandez", "Michael Dembrow", "Peter Courtney", "Teresa Alonso Leon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-17T16:33:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dc6e136-ff1b-4b07-be75-c2560b8814f4"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/SB1563"
source_hash: "23cb094ec0eac92db9d233928a9c5a2a09150323771db53fdd158f9b1c41d579"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 1563 (2018 Regular Session) — Relating to state benefits for undocumented individuals; and declaring an emergency.

Removes requirement that students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents apply for official federal identification document to be eligible for exemption from paying nonresident tuition at public universities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1563/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1563/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1563/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1563/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–4** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow, President Courtney. Passed. — **17–10** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Clem. Passed. — **36–22** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diego Hernandez — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Peter Courtney — primary (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Arnie Roblan — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- Ginny Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Williamson — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Hass — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Greenlick — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Rod Monroe — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00** Presession Released to the Public.
- **2018-02-05T15:42:35+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T16:42:14+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-12T21:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-15T22:25:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-19T20:05:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow, President Courtney. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-19T20:20:13+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-19T20:06:53+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **2018-02-21T00:39:20+00:00** Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-27T23:12:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-28T21:52:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01T18:17:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-02T01:02:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 2, 2018 Calendar.
- **2018-03-03T00:52:25+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 3, 2018 Calendar.
- **2018-03-03T23:40:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Clem. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-06T23:56:11+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07T00:24:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-02-16T22:26:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-04-13T15:27:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17T16:29:44+00:00** Chapter 122, 2018 Laws.
- **2018-04-17T16:33:16+00:00** Effective date, April 13, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dc6e136-ff1b-4b07-be75-c2560b8814f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).