---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the post-graduate scholar program; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Removes sunset on post-graduate scholar program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 843"
citation: "Oregon SB 843 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Rayfield", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-03T17:12:46+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e6aeb43-8fb6-49e3-80ab-0ebcc27f4013"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB843"
source_hash: "5f199cfa290bcf94925e063f5de2ee9786b2718c933d9d7f797acc13ef0d9d83"
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 843 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the post-graduate scholar program; and declaring an emergency.

Removes sunset on post-graduate scholar program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB843/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB843/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Rayfield. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Rayfield — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03T17:12:46+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T20:03:08+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-24T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-08T15:13:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08T16:31:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12T19:09:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:09:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T03:16:09+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22T20:06:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-10T23:33:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-11T18:40:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12T19:27:08+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-13T19:27:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Rayfield. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-14T18:54:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-17T18:03:11+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-21T15:38:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 86, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, May 21, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e6aeb43-8fb6-49e3-80ab-0ebcc27f4013`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).