republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2021-regular-session/hb-3012.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to student fees at public institutions of higher education."
description: "Limits ability of public university to refuse new mandatory incidental fees or process for collecting mandatory incidental fees. Limits ability of community college to refuse new mandatory student-initiated fees or process for collecting mandatory student-initiated fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3012"
citation: "Oregon HB 3012 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lew Frederick", "Paul Evans", "Rob Nosse"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cf0faa9-6a43-4d69-b050-db63b5a6f487"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB3012"
source_hash: "fed9e236784b9d3af01efbeca42643288219b962dbec411863a13efdbbd55692"
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 3012 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to student fees at public institutions of higher education.

Limits ability of public university to refuse new mandatory incidental fees or process for collecting mandatory incidental fees. Limits ability of community college to refuse new mandatory student-initiated fees or process for collecting mandatory student-initiated fees.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3012/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3012/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3012/A-Engrossed)
4. **HED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18843)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3012/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Nosse, Evans. Passed. — **50–8** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **19–10** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Andrea Salinas — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T16:12:34+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-04T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-25T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-29T22:29:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T18:47:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-11T01:13:11+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-12T19:27:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse, Evans. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T18:51:07+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-10T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-24T15:22:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24T17:50:18+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25T19:07:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26T19:47:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-25T19:08:32+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-05-27T18:28:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-03T19:03:36+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 163, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cf0faa9-6a43-4d69-b050-db63b5a6f487`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).