Committees · 2025 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
Diane LinthicumVice-chair
Republican · 28th District
Republican · 29th District
Democrat · 4th District
Democrat · 17th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session.
Bills sent71
5% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out55%
39 of 71; 32 stopped in committee
Time in committee57 days
most between 34 and 82 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 2025 Regular Session, newest first.
71 bills
House Bill 2924 · Modifies the number and description of members on the System of Care Advisory Council.
Sent April 15, 2025 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3224 · Requires the Department of Human Services to review the statutes of this state to identify all instances of required background checks under certain statutes and similarities and differences in the different background checks, and report on options to consolidate and reduce the number of different background checks for similar purposes or programs.
Sent April 15, 2025 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3795 · Directs the Department of Human Services to submit an annual report to the Legislative Assembly about a grant program that provides tax preparation assistance to low-income individuals.
Sent April 15, 2025 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed
House Bill 3348 · Modifies provisions of law regarding child support program administration.
Sent April 9, 2025 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3003 · Modifies the list of data that the Department of Human Services must include in its annual child welfare report.
Sent March 27, 2025 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1197 · Requires respite care services to be provided through the state medical assistance program to provide relief to children or youth under the age of 26 who have complex behavioral health needs or an intellectual or developmental disability and to the caregivers of such children or youth.
Sent March 20, 2025 · Reported out after 29 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1112 · Prescribes when the Department of Human Services may admit a child in the department's care or custody for inpatient or residential treatment as opposed to placement in a congregate care residential setting.
Sent March 3, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
Senate Bill 1113 · Modifies provisions regarding the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion on certain young people.
Sent March 3, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
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.
Sent March 3, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
Senate Bill 1168 · Prohibits per-visit compensation for home health care and home hospice care staff.
Sent March 3, 2025 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2582 · Removes references to the National CASA Association.
Sent February 25, 2025 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1069 · Creates new requirements for the application process for a license, certificate, endorsement or authorization from the Department of Human Services for various providers of services to children, older adults and individuals with disabilities, and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Sent February 25, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
Senate Bill 1073 · Establishes the Family Home Health Aide Program in the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of certifying family caregivers as family home health aides to provide qualified home health services to eligible relatives in the state medical assistance program.
Sent February 25, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
Senate Bill 1074 · Directs the Department of Human Services to prepare accurate caseload forecasts of the older adults and individuals with disabilities who will be served by the department during the biennium and projections for the workload needed to serve those individuals that take into account specified factors.
Sent February 25, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
Senate Bill 1063 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program for victims of child sex abuse.
Sent February 21, 2025 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1065 · Establishes the Center for Decision-Making Supports.
Sent February 21, 2025 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1066 · Extends an exception for certain residential training homes and adult foster homes from state building code requirements to have installed an automatic sprinkler system.
Sent February 21, 2025 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 138 · Modifies the centralized child abuse reporting system requirements to allow, but not require, the Department of Human Services to include a website for electronic reports of suspected child abuse.
Sent February 18, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
Senate Bill 1029 · Prohibits the recovery of medical assistance from an individual's estate under circumstances in which a child had been living in the individual's home and providing care to the individual.
Sent February 18, 2025 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1016 · Directs the Department of Human Services to maintain an inventory of appropriate carriers for the transportation of a foster child's personal belongings.
Sent February 11, 2025 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
51 more
Senate Bill 1018 · Requires the Department of Human Services to operate a pilot program, subject to approval by the United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit the purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value or foods with a high sodium, sugar or fat content using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Sent February 11, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 1021 · Prohibits a continuing care retirement community from eliminating or reducing a resident's services or programs that were included in the resident's initial residency agreement without the consent of the resident.
Sent February 11, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 988 · Permits a child's parent or guardian to admit the child, with or without the child's consent, to an inpatient treatment facility or program licensed by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services for certain mental, emotional or behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment.
Sent February 10, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
Senate Bill 989 · Permits a child's parent or guardian to admit the child, with or without the child's consent, to an inpatient treatment facility or program licensed by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services for certain mental, emotional or behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment.
Sent February 10, 2025 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 972 · Modifies the definition of "caregiver relationship."
Sent February 4, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
Senate Bill 944 · Modifies independent living requirements for older foster children.
Sent January 28, 2025 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 945 · Establishes medical assistance eligibility for individuals under age 26 who have aged out of foster care in Oregon or another state.
Sent January 28, 2025 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 937 · Directs the Department of Human Services to make an annual distribution to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for foster youth advocacy and support.
Sent January 23, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 155 days
Senate Bill 875 · Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
Sent January 21, 2025 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed
Senate Bill 909 · Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child's eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care.
Sent January 21, 2025 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 911 · Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt a methodology for payments made to providers of independent living transition services provided to foster children.
Sent January 21, 2025 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 912 · Prescribes duties to protect children and provide for children's basic needs.
Sent January 21, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 915 · Directs the Director of Human Services to ensure that standards and procedures for the assessment and investigation of reports of child abuse committed by certain persons are investigated by a department program that specializes in training, investigations and safety.
Sent January 21, 2025 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 20 · Requires the Department of Human Services to administer a program to provide medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities without regard to the individuals' income or resources.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 80 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 33 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study how it delivers services to children and families.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 34 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facilities with the public.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 64 · Requires the Department of Human Services to seek a waiver of federal requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance installment payments of the tax credit for dependent care expenses.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 129 · Repeals statutes authorizing the involuntary commitment of an individual based on an intellectual disability.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 130 · Establishes a task force on the recruitment and retention of case managers and adult protective services workers.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 82 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 131 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study the recommendations from the rate and wage study.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 132 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study the demographics of children in Oregon.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 133 · Requires the Department of Human Services, when the department enters into a contract with a provider agency for the provision of services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities by direct support professionals, to annually adjust the payments made under the contract for inflation.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 134 · Establishes the right of a resident of a long term care facility, residential care facility or adult foster home to use an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room or private living unit.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 135 · Requires the appointment of representatives of local CASA Volunteer Programs to specified review teams.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 136 · Authorizes the Department of Human Services, under specified circumstances, to revoke, suspend or impose conditions on the license, certificate or endorsement of a provider of services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 137 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study regulatory responses to violations of staffing requirements in long term care facilities and other state-regulated programs.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 138 · Modifies the centralized child abuse reporting system requirements to allow, but not require, the Department of Human Services to include a website for electronic reports of suspected child abuse.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 24 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 228 · Establishes the right of a resident of a residential care facility to organize and participate in resident groups, including an independent family council.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 292 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study long term care facilities.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 422 · Directs the Department of Human Services to implement a pilot stabilization program to reduce disruptions in placement and identify long-term solutions to better serve individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, including individuals who experience co-occurring diagnoses.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 452 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Marion-Polk Food Share, Inc., for a capital expansion project.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 20 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 465 · Removes the annual cap on matching funds that an individual development account holder may accrue.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 589 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study adult foster homes.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 590 · Requires the Department of Human Services to study long term care.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 591 · Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the long term care facility assessment.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 595 · Requires multiyear contracts entered into between the Department of Human Services and private entities for the provision of health or social services to include annual cost of living adjustments.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 608 · Directs the Department of Human Services to establish an Exceptional Home Care Worker Certification program.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 611 · Establishes the Food for All Oregonians Program in the Department of Human Services to provide nutrition assistance to children residing in this state who are six years of age or under and who would qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but for their immigration status.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 644 · Establishes the Oregon Food Bank Audit Committee as a joint committee of the Legislative Assembly.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 725 · Directs the Department of Human Services to adopt by rule a minimum staffing ratio of 30 to 1 for service coordinators and personal agents serving individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 729 · Extends to all public bodies the prohibition against denying mental health services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 730 · Modifies provisions regarding subsidies for adoptive parents and guardians.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 736 · Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed
Senate Bill 739 · Modifies the requirements for investigations of a residential care facility following a complaint of a licensing violation.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 740 · Directs the Department of Human Services to establish and administer the Youth Support and Repayment Grant Program to provide financial support to specified persons from whom, while in the care or custody of the department, resources to which the persons were entitled were seized and used to pay for certain services provided.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 741 · Directs the Department of Human Services to report each even-numbered year to the relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly and the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means about compensation to individuals who maintain a foster home or to child caring agencies that authorize proctor foster homes.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 743 · Requires the Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency to electronically record certain interviews in child abuse investigations.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 794 · Modifies provisions regarding Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator duties and powers to provide services and supports to certain persons.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 810 · Directs the Department of Human Services to collaborate with the Department of Education to increase opportunities for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to obtain and advance in competitive integrated employment.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 811 · Adds new requirements for obtaining a license to operate a residential facility or adult foster home.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 815 · Modifies juvenile dependency procedures regarding when the Department of Human Services is recognized as a party in a proceeding.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law