---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to nonresident tuition exemption for asylum seekers; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Permits an asylum seeker who is a student at a public university in this state <b>or Oregon Health and Science University</b> to receive an exemption from nonresident tuition and fees. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2586"
citation: "Oregon HB 2586 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wlnsvey Campos", "Zach Hudson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e664f65b-114c-48cc-a1f1-bc480e5c6d46"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2586"
source_hash: "f346b52557872c2aecb3836daba36bcd4f299ccc4ead541f69657b17c2eeffcf"
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 HB 2586 (2025R1) — Relating to nonresident tuition exemption for asylum seekers; and declaring an emergency.

Permits an asylum seeker who is a student at a public university in this state <b>or Oregon Health and Science University</b> to receive an exemption from nonresident tuition and fees. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2586/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2586/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2586/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26471)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2586/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. — **21–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **36–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wlnsvey Campos — primary (person)
- Zach Hudson — primary (person)
- Mari Watanabe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-27T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-06T00:09:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-06T19:27:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-10T18:31:38+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-11T18:29:43+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T17:34:56+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-28T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-07T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-14T16:46:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14T19:02:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-15T19:28:10+00:00** Carried over to 05-19 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-19T19:25:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T18:26:45+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-20T22:02:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-27T23:56:40+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00** Chapter 150, (2025 Laws): Effective date May 27, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e664f65b-114c-48cc-a1f1-bc480e5c6d46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).