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Senate committee adopts amendment to SB 15-33, advances foster-rights bill to floor

Senate Committee on Human Services · February 10, 2026
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The Senate Committee on Human Services adopted a dash-1 amendment to Senate Bill 15-33 clarifying foster-children rights provisions, and voted to send the bill to the full Senate with a due-pass recommendation after testimony from judicial staff and foster youth.

The Senate Committee on Human Services on Feb. 10 adopted a dash-1 amendment to Senate Bill 15-33 and advanced the bill to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.

The hearing opened with a sponsor summary explaining SB 15-33 would modify the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights, including definitions of "child in care," parental-investigation exceptions, and required notifications. Channa Newell of the Oregon Judicial Department told the committee the judicial branch supports the bill with the dash-1 amendment, saying courts could implement the provisions with minimal fiscal impact and that the bill would…

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