l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 856

Establishes COFA Food Assistance Program to provide nutrition assistance to COFA citizens who would qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits but for their immigration status and who have incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Human Services Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes COFA Food Assistance Program to provide nutrition assistance to COFA citizens who would qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits but for their immigration status and who have incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

10 co-sponsors

Michael Dembrow, Lew Frederick, Sara Gelser Blouin, Fred Girod, Chris Gorsek, Cedric Hayden, Aaron Woods, Floyd Prozanski, Tim Knopp, James Manning Jr.

In the House of Representatives

    9 co-sponsors

    Ken Helm, Zach Hudson, Bobby Levy, John Lively, Kevin Mannix, Courtney Neron Misslin, Rob Nosse, Mark Owens, Gregory Smith

    Its course

    February 7 to June 25, 2023, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

    In the SenateFeb 7 to Jun 25 · stopped138 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 7 to Feb 92 days

    Human ServicesFeb 9 to Jun 25 · stopped136 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

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

    In the Senate Feb 7 – Jun 25

    1. Feb 7Introduced
    2. Feb 9Sent to Human Services
    3. Feb 27Heard in Human Services
    4. Jun 25Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Feb 7Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Feb 9Referred to Human Services.Senate
    3. Feb 27Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate