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Committee holds public hearing on bill to designate August 25 as Oregon Adoption Day
Summary
The committee heard testimony in support of House Bill 20 19 to designate August 25 as Oregon Adoption Day; legislators and witnesses described personal adoption stories and the role of foster care in providing permanency, but the bill was not acted on in committee that day.
The House Committee on Rules held a public hearing March 5, 2025, on House Bill 20 19, which would designate August 25 of each year as Oregon Adoption Day. Lawmakers and witnesses described adoption stories and reasons to recognize the date, but committee action on the bill was not recorded during the meeting.
Representative Lucetta Elmer testified in support and said she chose August 25 because it is the day she was adopted. Representative Rob Nosse, a cosponsor, said he would offer a hostile amendment to change the date to July 1 — the day his family’s adoption became final — and shared his family’s positive experience with foster-adoption and the supports the state provides to adoptive families.
Witnesses thanked the committee for the hearing; the item remained at the public hearing stage in the transcript and the committee adjourned after completing the day’s agenda. No roll-call or work-session motion to advance the bill appears in the committee record provided.
