l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1159

Transfers the office of Children's Advocate from the Department of Human Services to the office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Human Services Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act moves the office of Children's Advocate from DHS to the LTCO, changes how the CA is appointed and moves oversight of the CIRTs from DHS to the CA. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Transfers the office of Children's Advocate from the Department of Human Services to the office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. Establishes the Children's Advocacy Advisory Board to nominate candidates for the Governor to select from when appointing the Children's Advocate. Expands the duties and authority of the Children's Advocate. Transfers oversight of the Critical Incident Review Teams from the Director of Human Services to the Children's Advocate. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. .

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Anthony Broadman, Suzanne Weber, Kim Thatcher

Its course

February 27 to June 27, 2025, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 34 days

Human ServicesMar 3 to Jun 27 · stopped116 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 27 – Jun 27

  1. Feb 27Introduced
  2. Mar 3Sent to Human Services
  3. Mar 20Heard in Human Services
  4. Apr 3Heard in Human Services
  5. Apr 9Heard in Human Services
  6. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 27Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to Human Services.Senate
  3. Mar 20Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 3Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 9Work Session held.Senate
  6. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate