Committees · 2023 Regular Session
Human Services
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Sara Gelser BlouinChair
Democrat · 8th District
Art RobinsonVice-chair
Republican · 2nd District
Democrat · 7th District
Democrat · 4th District
Republican · 16th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2023 Regular Session.
Bills sent98
7% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out49%
48 of 98; 1 moved on without a report, 49 stopped in committee
Time in committee64 days
most between 50 and 78 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
20264 bills
reported 75% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202571 bills
reported 55% · typically 57 days, most 34–82 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20249 bills
reported 78% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202398 bills
reported 49% · typically 64 days, most 50–78 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20204 bills
reported 75% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
201982 bills
reported 68% · typically 46 days, most 24–73 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20187 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2017114 bills
reported 59% · typically 42 days, most 25–69 · 0 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2023 Regular Session, newest first.
98 bills
House Bill 3558 · Modifies definitions related to child care for purposes of implementation and enforcement.
Sent April 17, 2023 · Reported out after 64 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1070 · Requires sentencing court to consider as mitigation evidence whether defendant was subjected to domestic abuse that was ongoing when criminal behavior occurred and was contributing factor in criminal behavior.
Sent April 17, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 69 days
Senate Bill 1070 · Requires sentencing court to consider as mitigation evidence whether defendant was subjected to domestic abuse that was ongoing when criminal behavior occurred and was contributing factor in criminal behavior.
Sent April 17, 2023 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 3234 · Prohibits commitment of children with intellectual disabilities without consent of parent or legal guardian.
Sent April 11, 2023 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3256 · Prohibits child who is receiving developmental disability services in developmental disability child foster home from being attended by parent or guardian without approval of Department of Human Services.
Sent April 11, 2023 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2599 · Waives background check fee for employees and volunteers of certain respite service providers.
Sent March 30, 2023 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2804 · Requires Department of Human Services to conduct annual assessment of workforce capacity and needs in each program and unit of department and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 30 of each even-numbered year.
Sent March 30, 2023 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3076 · Extends safe surrender period for anonymously leaving infant at authorized facility to 60 days from infant's date of birth.
Sent March 30, 2023 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2447 · Provides that declarations of Department of Human Services or Oregon Health Authority relating to deceased depositors of certain financial institutions must be made within specified time period.
Sent March 2, 2023 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1077 · Requires Department of Human Services to consult with Medicaid Advisory Committee regarding long term services and supports provided through programs administered by department.
Sent March 2, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 1056 · Modifies offense of making a false report of child abuse.
Sent March 1, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
Senate Bill 1000 · Adds new entity eligible to receive grant funds to provide services to refugees and adds new categories of refugees eligible for assistance.
Sent February 24, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 121 days
Senate Bill 995 · Requires Department of Education to approve training program in restraint and seclusion of student only if program is one of nationally recognized programs that has been designated by Department of Human Services as satisfying department's certification requirements for use of restraint and seclusion.
Sent February 22, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 1016 · Directs Department of Human Services to establish and maintain regional family support networks for families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Sent February 22, 2023 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1024 · Modifies provisions regarding retention of records of incidents involving the use of restraints or seclusion of children in care and students in public education programs.
Sent February 22, 2023 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1028 · Modifies definition of "abuse" for purposes of child abuse to include verbal abuse.
Sent February 22, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 1030 · Requires Judicial Department, in collaboration with Public Defense Services Commission, to study child welfare investigations and improvements necessary to align rights and procedural protections of parents and children involved in child welfare investigations with those afforded to defendants in criminal proceedings.
Sent February 22, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 901 · Confers authority to Director of Human Services to issue investigative subpoenas for production of specified records in child abuse investigations.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 855 · Requires Department of Human Services to review and update, as needed, rules regarding installation and maintenance of sprinkler systems in residential care facilities.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
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.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
78 more
Senate Bill 865 · Directs Department of Human Services to begin search for relative placement resources immediately upon child or ward entering substitute care.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 866 · Modifies court authority to direct placements of children in custody of Department of Human Services.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 820 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide community-based services and supports to individuals with complex mental or behavioral health needs who are under 21 years of age.
Sent February 1, 2023 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 823 · Directs Department of Human Services to prepare completed abuse investigation report at conclusion of specified child abuse investigations.
Sent February 1, 2023 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 790 · Directs Department of Human Services to find public education program responsible for founded reports of abuse in specified circumstances.
Sent January 25, 2023 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 791 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to study applied behavior analysis.
Sent January 25, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
Senate Bill 792 · Authorizes Department of Human Services to prescribe application fees for initial and renewed licenses, certifications and endorsements for residential training homes, residential training facilities, adult foster homes that care for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and facilities or persons certified by department to provide developmental disability services.
Sent January 25, 2023 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 794 · Exempts certain providers of adoption placement services from specified reporting requirements.
Sent January 25, 2023 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 795 · Directs State Board of Forestry to convey certain state forest lands to county that determines that county would secure greatest permanent value of lands to county and requests conveyance.
Sent January 25, 2023 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 757 · Requires that whenever notice of founded disposition of child abuse is delivered to perpetrator, notice must also be delivered to perpetrator's attorney, if applicable.
Sent January 23, 2023 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 759 · Requires Department of Human Services to investigate options for allowing adults receiving developmental disability services to receive supports necessary to live in homes they own or rent and with support of roommates that they choose.
Sent January 23, 2023 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 769 · Prohibits department from determining that individual is unfit solely based on substantiated or founded allegation of abuse arising from acts of individual when under 18 years of age.
Sent January 23, 2023 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 770 · Requires Department of Human Services to study independent assessments required for placement of children and wards in qualified residential treatment programs.
Sent January 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 153 days
Senate Bill 773 · Authorizes Superintendent of Public Instruction to require school district to reimburse parent or foster parent for reasonable expenses incurred by parent or foster parent while student was placed on abbreviated school day program in violation of requirements for program.
Sent January 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 153 days
Senate Bill 438 · Requires Department of Human Services to seek waiver of federal requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance to receive advance installment payments of tax credit for dependent care expenses.
Sent January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 621 · Appropriates moneys to Oregon Health Authority to allocate to community mental health programs for oversight of residential facilities and for conducting abuse investigations.
Sent January 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 419 · Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Hunger Task Force to support state's policy on hunger.
Sent January 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 162 days
Senate Bill 186 · Increases amount of monthly child support passed through to families participating in temporary assistance for needy families program.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Reported out after 59 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 695 · Establishes Nonviolent Crisis Intervention and Safe Communities Fund and appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Human Services for specified purposes related to expanding access to training in public programs, school districts and education service districts on nonviolent crisis intervention methods.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Reported out after 88 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 96 · Requires Oregon Youth Authority to study juveniles.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 97 · Requires Oregon Youth Authority to study issues related to youth.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 100 · Requires Department of Human Services to study department's regulatory oversight of long term care facilities.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 102 · Requires Judicial Department to study demographics of persons subject to guardianship proceedings.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 104 · Requires Department of Human Services to contract with one or more agency with choice services providers and with one provider by July 1, 2024.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 112 · Requires Housing and Community Services Department to study housing for people with disabilities.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 114 · Requires Housing and Community Services Department to study inclusive housing.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 115 · Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to conduct study on increasing availability of child care.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 118 · Requires Judicial Department to study demographics of persons subject to guardianship proceedings.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 201 · Removes requirement that each community developmental disabilities program and support service brokerage have written management plan.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 202 · Directs Department of Human Services to develop and administer voluntary placement program to provide supports to certain young adults as they transition to adulthood.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 208 · Grants juvenile court continuing wardship jurisdiction upon establishment of permanent guardianship, regardless of whether original bases for wardship jurisdiction continue to exist.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 209 · Prohibits certain persons from disclosing records of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression of child or ward.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 210 · Creates exception to certain confidentiality protections to authorize Department of Human Services employees to comply with mandatory abuse reporting requirements.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 230 · Repeals Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 231 · Directs Department of Human Services to establish and maintain centralized child abuse reporting system.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 241 · Requires state agency or local government, before providing assistance or benefits to residents of this state who do not have regular access to, or face barriers in attaining, shelter or housing, employment, health care, child care, food, clothing or other basic necessities to fully inform resident of assistance or benefits available from funded federal programs and require resident to apply for or enroll in federal program of assistance or benefits.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 300 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to engage independent auditor to analyze expenditures from Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund for mental health purposes.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 400 · Requires Department of Human Services to study emerging issues related to skilled nursing facility reporting requirements, licensing requirements, staffing requirements and reimbursement rates.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 402 · Directs Department of Human Services to take specified steps to enhance capacity of long term care workforce and increase quality of long term care services.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 420 · Directs Department of Human Services to provide specified services to individuals with brain injuries and to convene Brain Injury Advisory Committee.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 548 · Directs Department of Human Services to maintain inventory of luggage carriers for use when transporting personal effects of foster children.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 573 · Directs Center for Health Statistics to enter name of parent on original record of live birth when paternity or parentage has been determined under certain circumstances.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 602 · Directs Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to appoint long term care wage board to examine factors that may present challenges to recruiting and retaining long term care employees.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 606 · Establishes Task Force on Modernizing Grant Funding and Contracting.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 609 · Directs Department of Human Services to consider hours worked as graduate assistant as hours worked in employment for purpose of meeting work requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 646 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to request federal approval to allow parent or legal guardian to be paid to act as personal support worker or direct support professional for minor child who has intellectual or developmental disability.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 685 · Modifies definition of "communication facilitator.".
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 694 · Requires membership of task forces and work groups to be comprised at least 50 percent of community members and individuals who are members of or who represent community-based organizations.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 91 · Requires Department of Human Services to request from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval of waiver to obtain federal financial participation in costs of program to pay parents of minor children with disabilities to provide attendant care services to children.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 92 · Requires Department of Human Services to establish liaison position to facilitate participation of recipients of public benefits on boards, commissions and other groups that advise department and advise Oregon Health Authority on policy matters to ensure ability of participants to be compensated for their service without losing eligibility for benefits.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 70 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 93 · Modifies provisions regarding use of restraint or seclusion on children in care.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 94 · Requires Department of Human Services to study demographics of children in Oregon.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 95 · Requires Department of Human Services to study demographics of children in Oregon.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 98 · Requires Department of Human Services to study demographics of families receiving child welfare services.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 99 · Prohibits certain facilities that provide long term care from taking specified actions based in whole or in part on resident's actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or human immunodeficiency virus status.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 101 · Requires Department of Human Services to study adoptions.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 103 · Requires Department of Human Services to study current caretakers.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 105 · Expands definition of "abuse" to include restraint or seclusion of or infliction of corporal punishment on adult with developmental disability by public education program, for purposes of complaints of abuse to and investigation of complaints by Department of Human Services.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 106 · Exempts employee of youth correction facility or juvenile detention facility from specified prohibitions on use of restraint or seclusion on students in public education programs.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 85 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 107 · Requires Department of Human Services to study current caretakers.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 108 · Requires Department of Human Services to study demographics of substitute caregivers.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 109 · Requires Department of Human Services to study rights of children.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 110 · Requires Department of Human Services to study rights of children.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 111 · Requires Department of Human Services to study demographics of families receiving child welfare services.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 113 · Requires Department of Human Services to study strategies to facilitate individuals with developmental disabilities in finding roommates to support them in their own homes.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 116 · Requires Department of Human Services to study alternative models for delivery of public benefits.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 117 · Requires Department of Human Services to study adoption assistance program efficacy.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 555 · 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 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 556 · Prohibits Department of Human Services from using specified moneys received on behalf of child in care for maintenance costs.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 85 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 557 · Directs Department of Human Services to establish and administer Youth Support and Repayment Grant Program to provide financial support to specified persons from whom, while in care or custody of department, resources to which persons were entitled were seized and used to pay for certain services provided.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 569 · Requires closed-captioned television receivers in public areas within places of public accommodation to display closed captioning unless exception applies.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 570 · Requires Department of Human Services to contract with up to two agencies providing agency with choice services.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 85 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 574 · Authorizes school district to use public funds for out-of-state placement of students only if specified criteria are satisfied.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 576 · Requires Department of Human Services to administer program to provide medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities without regard to individuals' income or resources.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 610 · Establishes Food for All Oregonians Program in Department of Human Services to provide nutrition assistance to residents of this state who would qualify for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but for immigration status or lack of Social Security number.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 620 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene two work groups to study statutory and regulatory framework for behavioral health systems and make recommendations to reduce administrative burdens on behavioral health care providers and increase system efficiencies.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 622 · Imposes new requirements on Oregon Health Authority with respect to residential mental health services.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 715 · 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 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days