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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to waiver of tuition for certain qualified students; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Increases the age limit for tuition waivers for qualified students. Permits a qualified student to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree notwithstanding whether the qualified student received a waiver for a baccalaureate degree. Removes the requirement that a qualified student apply for a master's degree within 12 months of receiving a baccalaureate degree to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree. Permits a qualified student to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree if the student presents proof of eligibility for specified federal assistance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3920"
citation: "Oregon HB 3920 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alek Skarlatos", "Thuy Tran"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-13T18:37:57+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c880862d-525f-4839-a901-d48405f2ae92"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3920"
source_hash: "de3935b1d2c3032e49eaa50bbcca2a320de2fd5fbb6980c09368ca4a37e65176"
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 3920 (2025R1) — Relating to waiver of tuition for certain qualified students; and prescribing an effective date.
Increases the age limit for tuition waivers for qualified students. Permits a qualified student to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree notwithstanding whether the qualified student received a waiver for a baccalaureate degree. Removes the requirement that a qualified student apply for a master's degree within 12 months of receiving a baccalaureate degree to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree. Permits a qualified student to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree if the student presents proof of eligibility for specified federal assistance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
## 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/HB3920/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3920/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. — **50–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alek Skarlatos — primary (person)
- Thuy Tran — primary (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-13T18:37:57+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T21:46:12+00:00** Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-01T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-04T20:10:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07T18:34:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:23:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-09T19:09:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-10T23:30:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-14T16:19:36+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14T20:36:04+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-06T16:13:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06T18:50:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07T19:28:07+00:00** Carried over to 05-08 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-08T18:40:05+00:00** Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-12T19:20:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-13T21:52:32+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-14T17:02:14+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-19T22:30:44+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00** Chapter 100, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c880862d-525f-4839-a901-d48405f2ae92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).