---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to in-state tuition for members of the Oregon National Guard."
description: "Provides out-of-state members of the Oregon National Guard with in-state tuition and other higher education benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 798"
citation: "Oregon SB 798 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ae598cc-b606-4d33-9a4c-d8883b4aaa66"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB798"
source_hash: "c688b38795690a5bdc411c8ec60ce8d8f95632ed316561e2c5ea5ec04c6d896c"
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 798 (2025R1) — Relating to in-state tuition for members of the Oregon National Guard.

Provides out-of-state members of the Oregon National Guard with in-state tuition and other higher education benefits.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB798/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB798/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Skarlatos. Passed. — **51–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-18T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-02-25T17:42:46+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25T18:32:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27T19:52:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04T20:18:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-10T17:30:13+00:00** Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-06T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-07T22:27:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08T19:14:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-12T19:11:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-13T19:21:05+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-14T19:53:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Skarlatos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-15T19:35:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-15T22:07:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T23:49:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:11:08+00:00** Chapter 133, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ae598cc-b606-4d33-9a4c-d8883b4aaa66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).