Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Human Services
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Anna WilliamsChair
Democrat · 52nd District
Gary LeifVice-chair
Republican · 2nd District
Ricki RuizVice-chair
Democrat · 50th District
Republican · 24th District
Republican · 60th District
Democrat · 43rd District
Democrat · 27th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent68
4% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out75%
51 of 68; 17 stopped in committee
Time in committee65 days
most between 45 and 78 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
20229 bills
reported 89% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 7 members
202168 bills
reported 75% · typically 65 days, most 45–78 · 0 amendments · 7 members
202015 bills
reported 93% · typically 9 days, most 8–11 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2019132 bills
reported 64% · typically 42 days, most 30–66 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20189 bills
reported 89% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
2017124 bills
reported 65% · typically 46 days, most 30–69 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20167 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
201596 bills
reported 61% · typically 58 days, most 45–89 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20148 bills
reported 75% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 10 members
201387 bills
reported 47% · typically 39 days, most 31–55 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20126 bills
reported 67% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
2011101 bills
reported 48% · typically 54 days, most 34–72 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2009134 bills
reported 54% · typically 44 days, most 22–55 · 0 amendments · 9 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
68 bills
Senate Bill 266 · Requires Department of Human Services to consider specified factors in assessing whether residential care facility or facility with memory care endorsement has qualified awake direct care staff in sufficient numbers to meet scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident 24 hours a day.
Sent May 11, 2021 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 279 · Directs Department of Human Services, to extent practicable, to avoid scheduling meetings and appointments involving child in foster care during school day.
Sent May 6, 2021 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 386 · Directs county sheriffs, municipal police departments, university police departments and Oregon State Police to develop policies regarding parental notification of interviews of child witnesses and to submit report regarding policies developed to interim committees of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2022.
Sent May 4, 2021 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 85 · Modifies family-based group home placements to permit respite time for providers.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 556 · Specifies that on-site inspections must be in person for health care facilities, home health agencies, residential care facilities, adult foster homes, hospice programs and qualified residential treatment programs.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 757 · Limits availability of conditional enrollment in Central Background Registry to individuals who have successfully completed criminal background check in Oregon and, if applicable, in state of residence.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 51 · Removes designation of Department of Education as education provider of certain programs for purposes of provisions related to reports of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 86 · Authorizes licensing agency to revoke, suspend, impose conditions on or refuse to renew license to operate residential training facility or residential training home under specified conditions and to consider performance and experience of applicant or licensee in other states or jurisdictions.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 90 · Exempts from public disclosure addresses of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities residing in adult foster homes, residential training facilities or residential training homes, unless public interest requires disclosure in particular instance.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 97 · Prohibits Residential Facilities Ombudsman, designee of ombudsman or staff of ombudsman from being compelled to testify or produce documents related to complaint in any judicial or administrative proceeding.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 535 · Modifies child abuse reporting requirements to add hotelkeepers and innkeepers as mandatory reporters of child abuse.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 75 days
Senate Bill 135 · Authorizes disclosure of child abuse investigation reports and records to Oregon Youth Authority.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 562 · Incorporates certain provisions of federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Oregon laws relating to youth offenders adjudicated for status offenses and to adoptions.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 88 · Corrects statutory cross-references to community developmental disabilities programs.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3366 · Directs Judicial Department to establish Family Treatment Court Program in certain counties to improve outcomes in child welfare cases resulting from parent's or caregiver's alleged substance use disorder.
Sent March 16, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3345 · Requires Department of Human Services to conduct study of staffing ratios of direct care staff to residents and factors that contribute to cost of care in long term residential facilities.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
Senate Bill 89 · Modifies definition of "developmental disabilities residential facility.".
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 93 · Converts Child-Caring Agencies Fund into account in General Fund of State Treasury.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 280 · Modifies provisions relating to criminal records checks performed by Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2348 · Requires hospitals and long term care facilities to make available to patients, residents, staff and visitors plant-based meals and beverages.
Sent March 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
48 more
House Bill 2442 · Extends sunset for additional personal exemption credit for taxpayer with severe disability.
Sent March 4, 2021 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3276 · Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services to restore funding, eliminated in 2020, for behavioral health programs serving seniors and persons with disabilities.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 2105 · Directs school district to provide child with disability and child's parents with information regarding supported decision-making and strategies to remain engaged in child's secondary education and post-school outcomes.
Sent February 16, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3116 · Requires Department of Human Services, in collaboration with community developmental disabilities programs, to study and make recommendation for new funding structure for community developmental disabilities programs and report findings and recommendation to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2022.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3128 · Requires long term care facilities and residential facilities to permit resident of facility to have support person to provide emotional and physical support and supplemental care.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 2952 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for allocation to area agencies to address unmet needs of seniors for mental and behavioral health treatment and to address disproportionate burdens on seniors arising from COVID-19 pandemic.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 60 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3039 · Requires Health Information Technology Oversight Council to convene one or more groups of stakeholders and experts to explore specified issues related to adoption of secure, statewide, integrated health information and community information exchanges.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 75 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3071 · Modifies definition of "public or private official" with mandatory duty to report suspected abuse to include all state and local elected officials.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2964 · Requires Department of Human Services to reimburse cost of care provided by specified agencies in amounts sufficient to allow agencies to pay direct support professional 150 percent of state minimum wage.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 73 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3026 · Directs Department of Transportation to waive fee for issuing, renewing or replacing identification card if person who is issued card is experiencing homelessness.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2102 · Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services , by December 31, 2022, comprehensive proposal for department staffing that meets specified criteria.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2103 · Directs Department of Human Services to provide staff support, including full-time equivalent policy analyst, for Governor's Child Foster Care Advisory Commission.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2104 · Modifies definition of "current caretaker." .
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2106 · Renames Children's Advocate to Human Services Ombudsperson.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2107 · Provides that notice of garnishment related to overpayment of public benefits issued by Department of Human Services or Oregon Health Authority need not be signed by person issuing notice on behalf of department or authority.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2108 · Removes requirement that independent residence facilities be licensed as child-caring agencies.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2119 · Transfers responsibility for 2-1-1 system from Office of Emergency Management to Department of Human Services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2155 · Modifies definition of "public or private official" for purposes of mandatory child abuse reporting.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2292 · Requires Department of Human Services to contract with nonprofit organization to implement and administer program to assist recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance in purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets that participate in program.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2333 · Directs Department of Human Services to report information regarding prescription of psychotropic medications to children in foster care.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2340 · Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for transition services for current foster children and former foster children.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2387 · Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2394 · Requires long term care facilities, residential facilities, adult foster homes and facilities with memory care endorsements to have isolation prevention plans to enable residents to communicate with other residents, family members, friends or other external support systems during public emergency.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2397 · Establishes Senior Emergency Medical Services Innovation Program in Department of Human Services to fund and monitor certain local public sector pilot projects related to emergency medical services for seniors.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2424 · Directs Department of Human Services, in consultation with Oregon Youth Authority and Oregon Health Authority, to develop child-caring agency grant and training program.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2440 · Extends sunset for tax credit for working family dependent care.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2444 · Extends sunset for tax credit for child with disability.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2454 · Extends sunset of homestead property tax deferral program for certain seniors and persons with disabilities.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2465 · Establishes Foster Parent Ombudsman in Department of Human Services and prescribes duties.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2467 · Directs Department of Human Services to provide staff support, including full-time equivalent policy analyst, for Governor's Child Foster Care Advisory Commission.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2505 · Directs Governor's Child Foster Care Advisory Commission to establish Child Welfare Equity Advisory Committee to advise commission and Department of Human Services regarding equitable provision of child welfare services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2544 · Authorizes Department of Human Services to award two-year grants to organizations that provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and to organizations that operate host home projects for unaccompanied homeless youth.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2551 · Extends and modifies tax credits for donations for individual development accounts.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 80 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2552 · Removes limit on number of residents in adult foster homes.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2595 · Requires Department of Human Services to conduct staffing and workload analysis for certain staff that serve seniors and persons with disabilities before developing biennial budgets .
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2643 · Modifies safe haven law to allow parent to anonymously leave infant in newborn safety device.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2721 · Allows dependent care income tax credit to be claimed for expenses to allow taxpayer or spouse to attend school as enrolled degree-seeking student.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2738 · Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2739 · Increases temporarily, by $10 million annually, funds collected by electric companies for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2749 · Permits school board to designate school employee to receive mandatory child abuse reports.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2751 · Prohibits Department of Human Services from disclosing records and reports related to child abuse investigations to certain entities unless court finds report of abuse is founded.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2754 · Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services to fund existing contracted domestic violence specialist positions in child welfare offices.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2759 · Directs Department of Human Services, Department of Justice and Board of Public Safety Standards and Training to provide training regarding osteogenesis imperfecta to investigators of allegations of abuse.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2791 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for development of gatekeeper programs to serve seniors and people with disabilities in local communities statewide.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2826 · Modifies allocation formula for grants to children's advocacy centers.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 59 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2830 · Directs University of Oregon to conduct Oregon child abuse prevalence study and to submit report regarding study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 59 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2833 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for Hunger Task Force to support state's policy on hunger.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2834 · Modifies membership of Hunger Task Force.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law