Oregon Senate Bill 1540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Passed on March 7 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-07 - Effective date, March 3, 2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with Oregon post-secondary institutions of education, to conduct study to determine best method of increasing number of mathematics majors at Oregon universities. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with Oregon post-secondary institutions of education, to conduct evaluation on providing tuition waiver for students at community colleges and public universities who are pursuing mathematics-related degrees] study to determine best method of increasing number of mathematics majors at Oregon universities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to higher education tuition waiver; and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Mark Hass [D]	Sen. Herman Baertschiger [R]	Sen. Leslee Beyer [D]	Sen. Brian Boquist [R]
Sen. Ginny Burdick [D]	Sen. Chris Edwards [D]	Sen. Rod Monroe [D]	Sen. Charles Riley [D]
Sen. Arnie Roblan [D]	Rep. Mark Johnson [R]

2016-02-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2016-02-15 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 27 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-07	Senate	Effective date, March 3, 2016.
2016-03-07	Senate	Chapter 017, 2016 Laws.
2016-03-03	Senate	Governor signed.
2016-02-26	House	Speaker signed.
2016-02-26	Senate	President signed.
2016-02-23	House	Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed.Ayes, 53; Excused, 3--Gilliam, Gorsek, Vega Pederson; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Gomberg, Nearman, Read, Witt.
2016-02-22	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to February 23, 2016 Calendar.
2016-02-19	House	Second reading.
2016-02-19	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2016-02-19	House	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2016-02-16	House	Referred to Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development.
2016-02-15	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2016-02-15	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Hass. Passed.Ayes, 27; nays, 1--Thatcher; excused, 2--Johnson, Winters.
2016-02-12	Senate	Carried over to 02-15 by unanimous consent.
2016-02-11	Senate	Carried over to 02-12 by unanimous consent.
2016-02-10	Senate	Second reading.
2016-02-09	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2016-02-08	Senate	Work Session held.
2016-02-03	Senate	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2016-02-01	Senate	Referred to Education.
2016-02-01	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2016-01-27	Senate	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/SB1540
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1540/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1540/Senate%20Amendments
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1540/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1540/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/23699
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=375586
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/23912
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=376591