Oregon · Senate Bill 604 · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the Strong Start Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of providing support to first-year and…

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The Act creates a program in HECC to provide support for certain students. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Establishes the Strong Start Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of providing support to first-year and underrepresented students at public universities in this state. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Read the full official title (27 words)

Establishes the Strong Start Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of providing support to first-year and underrepresented students at public universities in this state.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education, then Ways and Means. · Senate Education
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Education
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Education
  5. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) · Senate Education
  6. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by prior reference. · Joint Ways and Means
  7. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 Senate Education Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 4

No · 1

4–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.