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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 741: Relating to foster parent compensation.

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 741 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to foster parent compensation. Primary sponsor: Sara Gelser Blouin (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 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>Directs the Department of Human Services to adopt a rate structure for foster parent compensation.</i>] <b>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.</b> [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>].

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sara Gelser BlouinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Wlnsvey CamposCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Ricki RuizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Anna ScharfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Suzanne WeberCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Boomer WrightCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9

“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 260, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed.
  7. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 21, 2025 Calendar.
  8. Second reading.
  9. Recommendation: Do pass.
  10. Work Session held.
  11. Public Hearing held.
  12. Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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