2025 Regular SessionOregon Legislature

HB2956: Relating to adult foster homes.

Legislative Summary

The Act creates a pilot program to allow certain adult foster homes to care for up to 7 adults. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). [Digest: The Act tells ODHS to study adult foster homes. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.9).] [Requires the Department of Human Services to study adult foster homes. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Requires the Department of Human Services to administer a pilot program to allow up to 30 adult foster homes meeting specified requirements to care for up to seven residents. Requires the department to compile data and report on the results of the pilot program to the Legislative Assembly. Directs the department to discontinue enrolling new adult foster homes into the pilot program beginning September 15, 2028. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2039.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
House of Representatives
1/17/2025
Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Public Hearing held.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Work Session held.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services Amendment #-2

House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services (2025-04-08)

4/8/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services Amendment #-3

House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services (2025-04-08)

4/8/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services Amendment #-2

House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services (2025-04-01)

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Committee Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
4/8/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Thuy Tran
Thuy Tran
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
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