SB 1533 Oregon Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to the rights of children in care; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
[ Digest: The Act makes changes to the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights. ] ] Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights. [ 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. ] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is acting on behalf of the department and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions

A-Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 31, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, removing editorial summaries and formatting notes while retaining the core policy text. The substantive content regarding foster children's rights remains largely the same, though the timeline for providing rights documents was slightly adjusted to seven days from sixty days.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill continues to apply to children in the legal or physical custody of the Department of Human Services.
TIMELINE

The deadline for providing foster children with a document outlining their rights was shortened from 60 days to seven days after placement or a change in placement.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added for posting rights documents at foster parent and agency residences and for conducting annual reviews of these rights.

TECHNICAL

Editorial summaries, readability scores, and legislative notes explaining formatting conventions were removed as the bill moved to its final enrolled status.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

300
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Human Services.
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.