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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 15: Relating to simple estates.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 15 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to simple estates. Primary sponsor: Kim Thatcher (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 23, 2025): Effective date, January 1, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

</b> </i>] [<i>Expands the types of estates that may use the simple estate process to administer a decedent's estate. Modifies the calculation of fair market values of assets and retains application of the current probate filing fees for the new type of simple estates. Directs the State Court Administrator to adjust asset value limitations for the new type of simple estates annually for inflation.</i>] <b>Modifies calculations of the fair market value of simple estate assets by excluding the values of manufactured homes from the asset limits for personal property and including the values of manufactured homes in the assets limits for real property.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim ThatcherPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Fred GirodCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Werner ReschkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
David SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 342, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
  7. Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.
  8. Rules suspended. Carried over to June 4, 2025 Calendar.
  9. Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.
  10. Second reading.
  11. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
  12. Work Session held.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source