2025 Regular SessionOregon Legislature

SB703: Relating to immigration; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

Directs DHS to give grants to service providers to help people who are noncitizens change their immigration status. The Act goes into effect on its passage. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.2). Directs the Department of Human Services to provide grants to nonprofit service providers to assist individuals who are noncitizens to change their immigration status or obtain lawful permanent resident status. Requires the nonprofit service providers to report on the number of individuals who succeed in changing their immigration status or obtaining lawful permanent resident status. Directs the department to provide every individual served by the department information about, and a referral to the grant program. Declares that it is state policy to help Oregonians who are eligible under federal law change their immigration status or obtain lawful permanent resident status. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for the purpose of providing grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Judiciary.
Senate
3/19/2025
Public Hearing held.
Senate
3/26/2025
Work Session held.
Senate
4/1/2025
Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
Senate
4/1/2025
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Committee Do pass and requesting referral to Ways and Means
3/26/2025
4
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Ways and Means(Joint Conference)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197032.3 KB
Analysis
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Analysis
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Analysis
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