---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to children; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies Oregon Promise program to extend eligibility to certain Oregon foster children who attain their highest level of education while in out-of-state placements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2020S1"
identifier: "SB 1605"
citation: "Oregon SB 1605 (2020S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peter Courtney", "Sara Gelser"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-24T14:11:46+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-13T15:27:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf852b12-f5ee-4a19-8830-8720cd110981"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Measures/Overview/SB1605"
source_hash: "85163fb9d89296660a9281ecf58190d55785ce8bd3f3ee89128dc08a1d080af9"
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 1605 (2020S1) — Relating to children; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies Oregon Promise program to extend eligibility to certain Oregon foster children who attain their highest level of education while in out-of-state placements.

## 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/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1605/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1605/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **28–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Keny-Guyer. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peter Courtney — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Caddy McKeown — cosponsor (person)
- Carla Piluso — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Hass — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-24T14:11:46+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24T14:36:38+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T17:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2020-06-26T07:15:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-26T17:51:40+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-26T18:29:47+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-26T18:40:35+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-26T20:52:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-27T00:02:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-27T01:39:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Keny-Guyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-26T07:16:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-30T16:46:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-07-07T17:41:20+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-07-07T21:12:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26T17:52:40+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **2020-07-13T15:26:59+00:00** Chapter 19, 2020 Laws.
- **2020-07-13T15:27:46+00:00** Effective date, July 7, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf852b12-f5ee-4a19-8830-8720cd110981`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).