Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 569 — Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit and community-based organizations that assist businesses owned by minority individuals to become certified by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity as minority-owned businesses so that the certified businesses can compete effectively for public contracts.

Last action — In Senate Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Digest: Tells a state agency to grant money to groups that help a business to get certified as a minority owned business so it can have a better chance to get public contracts. Tells the agency to figure out how to award the grants and watch how well the groups that get the money do. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit and community-based organizations that assist businesses owned by minority individuals to become certified by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity as minority-owned businesses so that the certified businesses can compete effectively for public contracts. Requires the department to develop criteria for awarding grants and for monitoring the performance of grant recipients.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 88 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (88)

88 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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 569 do?
Digest: Tells a state agency to grant money to groups that help a business to get certified as a minority owned business so it can have a better chance to get public contracts. Tells the agency to figure out how to award the grants and watch how well the groups that get the money do. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit and community-based organizations that assist businesses owned by minority individuals to become certified by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity as minority-owned businesses so that the certified businesses can compete effectively for public contracts. Requires the department to develop criteria for awarding grants and for monitoring the performance of grant recipients.
Who sponsors SB 569?
SB 569 is sponsored by James Manning Jr. (Democrat) and Aaron Woods.
What is the current status of SB 569?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 569?
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