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SB 1533

Oregon Senate bill in Session 2026R1.

Status: introduced. Latest action: February 24, 2026.

Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.

Bill ID OR-2026R1-SB-1533
Session 2026R1
Status introduced
Senate introduced 2026-02-24
Summary

<b>Digest: The Act makes changes to the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights. The Act requires DHS to tell some people that a DHS employee cannot give legal advice to them. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes changes to the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.</i>] [<i>The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to tell some people that a DHS employee cannot give legal advice to them. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0).</i>] Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights. [<i>Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care.</i>] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is acting on behalf of the department and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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Date Event Detail
2026-02-02 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-24 Status introduced
2026-02-24 Latest Action Public Hearing held.
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