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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 2908

Brings Oregon law into compliance with federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014.

Became law as Chapter 254, Oregon Laws 2015, signed June 4, 2015, 118 days after it was filed. In force from October 1, 2015.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Brings Oregon law into compliance with federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014. Requires Department of Human Services to ensure that providers of care for wards in substitute care follow reasonable and prudent parent standard and that wards have regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities. When court decides to continue child or ward in substitute care, requires court to make certain findings for ward 16 years of age or older with permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement. Requires that court review comprehensive plan for ward's transition to successful adulthood and make certain findings when ward is 14 years of age or older. Changes term "independent living" to "successful adulthood" in permanency plan hearings and determinations. Limits permanency placements in another planned permanent living arrangements to <i>children or</i>] wards 16 years of age or older. Declares emergency, effective October 1, 2015.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HJUD

    Its course

    February 6 to June 8, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action19 actions on 17 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 2042 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 6 to Feb 137 days

    JudiciaryFeb 13 to Mar 1833 days

    In the SenateMar 20 to May 2162 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 20 to Mar 233 days

    JudiciaryMar 23 to May 1957 days

    Back in the House of RepresentativesMay 21 to Jun 111 days

    With the GovernorJun 1 to Jun 43 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading54–0

      Passed · Mar 20 · 6 present

    • Senate, third reading30–0

      Passed · May 21

    • House of Representatives, concurrence57–0

      Agreed to the other chamber's changes · May 26 · 3 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Mar 18

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 19

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 20

    1. Introduced
    2. Sent to Judiciary
    3. Heard in Judiciary
    4. Heard in Judiciary
    5. Judiciary recommended it as amended
    6. Read a second time
    7. Passed the House of Representatives, 54 to 0

    In the Senate Mar 23 – May 21

    1. Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Judiciary
    3. Heard in Judiciary
    4. Heard in Judiciary
    5. Judiciary recommended it as amended
    6. Read a second time
    7. Passed the Senate, 30 to 0

    Back in the House of Representatives May 26 – Jun 1

    1. The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 57 to 0
    2. Signed in the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 1 – Jun 8

    1. Signed in the Senate
    2. Signed by the Governor
    3. Became chapter 254 of Oregon Laws 2015, in force from October 1, 2015
    All 19 actions, as published