Oregon 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 20 D · 20 R cosponsors

SB 1579 — Relating to child abuse; declaring an emergency.

Last action — Effective date, March 27, 2024.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tina Kotek (Democratic) on March 27, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 50 sponsors

    6 primary, 44 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (20 D · 20 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. The Act creates a task force to audit how this state has complied with Karly's Law and to study other matters related to services provided to victims of child abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.3).</i>] Establishes the Children's Advocacy Center Fund. Provides that the Legislative Assembly shall appropriate sufficient moneys to the fund that are necessary to fully fund the existing grant program to establish, maintain and support children's advocacy centers and regional children's advocacy centers, and to support county child abuse multidisciplinary teams. [<i>Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for the existing grant program.</i>] Directs the Department of Justice to develop and administer a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports provided by children's advocacy centers and regional children's advocacy centers. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for the grant program. [<i>Establishes the Task Force on County Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams to audit Oregon's compliance with Karly's Law, to study and provide proposals for optimal funding rates for children's advocacy centers and to identify barriers to access to child abuse multidisciplinary teams and children's advocacy centers. Requires the task force to report findings and recommendations to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services on or before December 3, 2024. Sunsets the task force January 2, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for purposes of the task force.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective date, March 27, 2024.

  2. Chapter 65, 2024 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Speaker signed.

  5. President signed.

  6. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.

  7. Second reading.

  8. Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. Referred to Ways and Means.

  10. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  11. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp, Manning Jr. Passed.

  12. Second reading.

  13. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  14. Work Session held.

  15. Returned to Full Committee.

  16. Public Hearing and Work Session held.

  17. Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

  18. Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  19. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  20. Work Session held.

  21. Public Hearing held.

  22. Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means.

  23. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 44 co-sponsors · 40 not signed on

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (44)

Not signed on (40)

40 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Republican 16003
Democrat 30001
Total 54006
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Brian Stout — Yea
Charlie Conrad — Yea
Christine Goodwin — Yea
Courtney Neron — Yea
Dan Rayfield — Yea
James Hieb — Not Voting
Janelle Bynum — Yea
Maxine Dexter — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
Tracy Cramer — Not Voting
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Annessa Hartman Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Dacia Grayber Democrat Yea
Daniel Nguyen Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Hai Pham Democrat Yea
Hoa Nguyen Democrat Yea
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Khanh Pham Democrat Yea
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Not Voting
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Thuy Tran Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Anna Scharf Republican Not Voting
Bobby Levy Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Not Voting
Dwayne Yunker Republican Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Yea
Emily McIntire Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Yea
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Not Voting
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12002
Democrat 20000
Unaffiliated 14000
Total 46002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
Sen Steiner — Yea
Sen Steiner — Yea
Bill Hansell — Yea
Bill Hansell — Yea
Lynn Findley — Yea
Lynn Findley — Yea
Michael Dembrow — Yea
Michael Dembrow — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
Sara Gelser — Yea
Sara Gelser — Yea
Tim Knopp — Yea
Tim Knopp — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Khanh Pham Democrat Yea
Khanh Pham Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Not Voting
Mark Owens Republican Not Voting
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp, Manning Jr. Passed.

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13000
Republican 5002
Unaffiliated 10000
Total 28002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Sen Steiner — Yea
Aaron Woods — Yea
Art Robinson — Yea
Bill Hansell — Yea
Brian Boquist — Yea
Dennis Linthicum — Yea
Lynn Findley — Yea
Michael Dembrow — Yea
Sara Gelser — Yea
Tim Knopp — Yea
Chris Gorsek Democrat Yea
Deb Patterson Democrat Yea
Floyd Prozanski Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Jeff Golden Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Kathleen Taylor Democrat Yea
Kayse Jama Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Mark Meek Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Cedric Hayden Republican Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Yea
David Brock Smith Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Kim Thatcher Republican Not Voting
Suzanne Weber Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1579 do?
<b>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. The Act creates a task force to audit how this state has complied with Karly's Law and to study other matters related to services provided to victims of child abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.3).</i>] Establishes the Children's Advocacy Center Fund. Provides that the Legislative Assembly shall appropriate sufficient moneys to the fund that are necessary to fully fund the existing grant program to establish, maintain and support children's advocacy centers and regional children's advocacy centers, and to support county child abuse multidisciplinary teams. [<i>Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for the existing grant program.</i>] Directs the Department of Justice to develop and administer a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports provided by children's advocacy centers and regional children's advocacy centers. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for the grant program. [<i>Establishes the Task Force on County Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams to audit Oregon's compliance with Karly's Law, to study and provide proposals for optimal funding rates for children's advocacy centers and to identify barriers to access to child abuse multidisciplinary teams and children's advocacy centers. Requires the task force to report findings and recommendations to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services on or before December 3, 2024. Sunsets the task force January 2, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for purposes of the task force.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors SB 1579?
SB 1579 is sponsored by Thuy Tran (Democrat), E. Werner Reschke (Republican), Jules Walters (Democrat), Jason Kropf (Democrat), Sue Rieke Smith (Democrat), Kathleen Taylor (Democrat), Jeff Golden (Democrat), Kate Lieber (Democrat), Sen Steiner, Floyd Prozanski (Democrat), Mark Meek (Democrat), Janeen Sollman (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Wlnsvey Campos (Democrat), Cedric Hayden (Republican), Dwayne Yunker (Republican), Boomer Wright (Republican), Kim Wallan (Republican), Anna Scharf (Republican), Hai Pham (Democrat), Emily McIntire (Republican), Kevin Mannix (Republican), John Lively (Democrat), Rick Lewis (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Dacia Grayber (Democrat), David Gomberg (Democrat), Paul Evans (Democrat), Lucetta Elmer (Republican), Ed Diehl (Republican), Vikki Breese-Iverson, Ben Bowman (Democrat), Shelly Boshart Davis (Republican), Court Boice (Republican), Suzanne Weber (Republican), Dick Anderson (Republican), Emerson Levy (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Jeffrey Helfrich (Republican), David Brock Smith (Republican), Diane Linthicum (Republican), Daniel Bonham (Republican), Tim Knopp, Courtney Neron, Lynn Findley, Bill Hansell, Tracy Cramer, Christine Goodwin, James Hieb, and Michael Dembrow.
What is the current status of SB 1579?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2024. Enacted.
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