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Key outcomes

- HCR 2: Senator Grama moved to remove House Concurrent Resolution 2 from today's calendar and place it on the Wednesday, April 2 calendar as a special order of business. The motion carried by voice vote; the clerk recorded the motion as carried.

- Suspension of article 4 section 19 reading requirement: Senator Bonham moved that, in compliance with Article 4, Section 19 of the Oregon Constitution and notwithstanding Senate rules, the requirement that bills be read section by section on final passage be suspended for today's third reading calendar. The motion was put to a recorded roll call; the Clerk called names and the result was recorded with 27 ayes and named nays; the motion was carried. (Transcript records: named nays included President Wagner and Senators Linthicum, Robinson and Thatcher; the Clerk declared the motion carried.)

- Unanimous consent to allow guests: Senator Grama requested unanimous consent to allow guests on the Senate floor during the third reading of HCR 16; no objection was recorded and the request was granted.

Adopted resolutions (final votes)

- Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (SCR 10), in memoriam of Senate President Peter Michael Coleman Courtney: Adopted on third reading by recorded roll call. The Clerk's roll call registered 30 ayes; SCR 10 was declared adopted.

- House Concurrent Resolution 9 (HCR 9), in memoriam of former Secretary of State Dennis Michael Richardson: Adopted on third reading by recorded roll call. The Clerk's roll call registered 30 ayes; HCR 9 was declared passed.

- House Concurrent Resolution 16 (HCR 16), honoring Specialist Four Paul Jeffrey Cochran for his service: Adopted on third reading by recorded roll call. The Clerk's roll call registered 30 ayes; HCR 16 was declared passed.

Procedural notes

The clerk announced a number of additional measures (including Senate bills and House bills) that were read for referral and were carried over to the March 31 calendar. Several second- and third-reading calendars were carried over without objection to March 31.

No fiscal or policy actions that bind state agencies were recorded in the session's final actions beyond the memorials and procedural motions noted above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Chamber Convenes 03/27/2025 10:30 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Oregon Senate voted on procedural calendar motions and adopted three memorial resolutions during the March 28 floor session. Major actions: moving HCR 2 to April 2, suspending the section-by-section reading requirement for today's third-reading calendar, and adopting SCR 10, HCR 9 and HCR 16.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",17189,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6621396,"Senator urges review of DHS leadership after report on death of youth in custody",115,1724000,1839000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2802712-9a0c4d42696f5579b2aa23e5c676ec36&start=1724&end=1839","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2802712-9a0c4d42696f5579b2aa23e5c676ec36/thumbnail_1724000.jpg","/articles/6621396/Oregon/Senator-urges-review-of-DHS-leadership-after-report-on-death-of-youth-in-custody","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6621396-6660e03793c4a56ec05e07d14c90d184/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061084&Signature=kSa6bcDyDKeWUQTmFg6NCyOweIOCYtz9HWg6-LxLIGFemrW~wIY3x7MllDgOVn3ExSMynsHMNR3-WkkemYKQ2k-i1C4pGEZosUjTFLXe0g27bJ6oXV3MjYlyrmSTH8GDgR3uh2H24Sp-LtxmZDu0596ZOUR0Qs6LG3avagSzVwEboOLWK~F2CeRY3BmCJxekClW4ENWqYiQBBFd0ZfqATOHrmh3uELAhCgZIrzKFQifMu860wGA2JkJhNl1tQsBJyWBCwv7Go2Nvi2r5K1o3~OP-Bclm4fgbeltIQ0l~TAMm2GNr95EWXm0TA~GzXSjNaMSyEPlaD67SLqp-uFKgaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Rachel Gelser Blouin on the Senate floor said she was \"deeply concerned\" by a report released the same morning by Disability Rights Oregon and reported by OPB reporter Lauren Dake, and she urged the Senate to consider whether Oregon needs new leadership at the Department of Human Services.

Gelser Blouin said the report, titled \"Cover Up: The Life and Death of an Oregon Son\" in the version she cited, documented that a critical incident review about the death of a youth who died by suicide in August while in DHS custody left out contemporaneous records and obscured key information. The senator said the department then used the review and the youth's death to support legislation that, she said, rolled back safety standards for children.

\"Is that the right answer or is it time for a new director of the Oregon Department of Human Services?\" Gelser Blouin asked on the floor, noting that the director must approve the certificates at issue. She said the Senate should discuss possible change at the agency's top.

Gelser Blouin said she had personally contacted DHS multiple times about the youth before his death and that she found the report and the department's subsequent actions to be a betrayal of the individual's memory. She urged colleagues to read the Disability Rights Oregon report and the OPB coverage.

Senate President Wagner recognized the remonstrance and allowed additional members to speak in that portion of the session. No formal motion to require DHS action or to remove the director was made on the floor during the session; Gelser Blouin framed her remarks as a request to open discussion about leadership and oversight.

The report and Gelser Blouin's floor statement may prompt committee-level follow-up or requests for briefings from DHS, but no specific committee referral or staff direction was recorded in the session minutes provided.","Senator Rachel Gelser Blouin cited a Disability Rights Oregon/OPB report alleging omissions in a critical incident review and asked whether it is time for new leadership at the Oregon Department of Human Services.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6621401,"Oregon Senate adopts memorial honoring former Senate President Peter Courtney",3237,2563000,5800000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2802712-9a0c4d42696f5579b2aa23e5c676ec36&start=2563&end=5800","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2802712-9a0c4d42696f5579b2aa23e5c676ec36/thumbnail_2563000.jpg","/articles/6621401/Oregon/Oregon-Senate-adopts-memorial-honoring-former-Senate-President-Peter-Courtney","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6621401-2df11b265a0f0832f73dd71c4b7eb728/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061084&Signature=Yl3IzYRm0Jb8Z8dF10NrtVySDx1xLKHrnkKe79l8Re1zoVh6QVuEjYF1osZR8F6ZZjTuTgfkivn35dRiPAxfLNhl4nsADmjtmH5AmPSMl2nUuW7imd3qAv-iqmR4Fd3WA49WhK6eGDPXhisQYT7Crey-cEdmZvEwlEgbJR2BXdMvNLVgsErt1PzuM~qj4m5lGhdXsUYYLYOOgEKUToYmZpSLjX3CLBijYTU5Uv5ov1yfR8haocPUeietaqIKV4j1ZJvfVAw7TwEcd81j46FhwE08TgAmustx~7a~nPQcNJjKCnTvzwoVfn56~TfB7MS9J6Pa-KrQ6pcnNH8dbxBY6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oregon Senate on March 28 adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 10, a memorial honoring former Senate President Peter Michael Coleman Courtney, following a series of tributes from current and former lawmakers and family members.

The resolution, carried by voice and recorded roll call, was adopted by a constitutional majority of the Senate. President Wagner closed debate by urging colleagues to join “in the fondest remembrance and celebration of the greatest state senator in the history of Oregon.”

Courtney, who served for decades in the Legislature, drew extended floor remarks from Senators across the political spectrum. Colleagues recounted personal stories that ranged from policy partnerships to informal moments on the campaign trail and in the Capitol. Several speakers credited Courtney with mentoring newer members, brokering deals across the aisle and using humor and personal outreach to build relationships that helped move legislation.

Senator Bonham, who delivered the primary floor memorial, described private conversations and encounters with Courtney and recalled having recorded a long-form interview with him. Bonham said that Courtney’s advice and personal interventions affected members’ lives beyond policy, recounting one instance where Courtney connected a family to oncologists at OHSU. Senator Bonham said, in part, that the connection “meant the world to us as a family.”

Other members gave examples of Courtney’s constituency work and personal character. Speakers recalled his quick wit, his willingness to meet with members across the aisle, his devotion to Oregon’s parks and communities, and lighter moments such as a recurring “goat-milking” anecdote that members invoked as evidence of his willingness to join in informal events.

Family members were on the floor during the memorial. Senate leadership announced an amendment that will name the new joint member lounge on the third floor of the Capitol the “Peter Michael Coleman Courtney member lounge”; that language is to be added in the House before the resolution is returned for concurrence.

The Senate’s recorded roll call on final passage showed 30 ayes; the resolution was declared adopted. The chamber then moved on to other memorials and business, including adoption of additional concurrent resolutions honoring other Oregonians.

Courtney’s memorial filled much of the Senate’s special orders for the day and drew sustained, bipartisan comments illustrating his long tenure and relationships inside the Capitol. The session concluded with Senate President Wagner inviting colleagues to remember Courtney’s public service and personal outreach as part of his legacy.","The Oregon Senate unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 honoring the late Senate President Peter M.C. Courtney after members from both parties delivered extended tributes on the floor.","actionData","errors"]

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