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Social Policy

Social Policy Bills in 2025 Session

 Bill  Number    

Summary

LWVOR Testimony

Chamber Current Committee

Status

Age Discrimination





Clarifying Workplace Age Discrimination

House Labor/Workplace

Work Session April 2

Basic Needs




Increases Earned Income Tax Credit


House Revenue

Public Hearing Held

Behavioral Health





Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Fund

Ways and Means

House Higher Ed/Workforce:

Do pass as Amended

Interstate Counseling Compact

House Behavioral Health/Health

Work Session April 1

Child Care





Modifies requirements for summer learning

Comment

House


Education

Work Session March 24

Study to increase summer and after school programs

Comment

House


Education

Work Session March 24

Criminal Justice





Services for Adults in Custody

Ways and Means

House Judiciary: Do Pass


  Education





Strong Start Program – Higher Ed Access for 1st Gen and Under-Represented

Ways and Means

Senate Education: Do Pass -1

Opposing book bans based on discrimination in schools

Senate Education

Senate Education:

Do Pass

Appropriates money to Dept. Early Learning & Care

Ways and Means Education

Public Hearing Held

Establishes the Imagination Library of Oregon Program

Ways and Means

House Early Childhood 

& Human Services: Do Pass   

Ways & Means


Oregon Promise Grant

House Higher Ed/Workforce

Public Hearing Held

Remove cap on Special Ed Fund

House

Revenue

Public Hearing Held

Grant Program – Expanding College Access

Ways and Means

House Higher Ed/Workforce:


Do Pass -3

Early Childhood Education Workforce Development Fund

House Higher Ed/Workforce

Possible Work Session April 8

Grants for Higher Education Students’ Housing

Ways and Means

House Higher Ed/Workforce:


Do Pass -2

Open Education Resources  for Higher Ed Students

Ways and Means

House Higher Ed/Workforce:


Do Pass -1

Gun Policy





Change to Gun Permit and Transfer Process

Support

House


Judiciary

Work Session April 2

Gun Dealer Licensing

House


 Judiciary

Work Session April 2

Health Care





Extend Access to Healthcare


Passed Both Chambers

Housing





Prohibits Price fixing AI , Applies rent caps

Support

Senate


Housing / Development

Work Session April 2

Landlords provide notice when accordable housing expires

Senate Housing/Development

Work Session March 17

Grants and Loans for predevelopment costs

Support

House


Housing & Homelessness

Work Session April 7

Delayed schedule fee payment

House

Housing & Homelessness

Work Session March 24

Funding to Prevent Youth Homelessness

House Early Child/Human Serv

Possible Work Session April 3

Downpayment Assistance for Housing

House Housing/Homelessness

Public Hearing Held

Reproductive Health





Raising Minimum Age for Marriage to 18

House Judiciary



League  Social Policy Positions can be found here:

Issues for Action(LWVOR):

Adult Corrections 

Child Care 

Children at Risk 

Farmworker Issues 

Adult Mental Health 

Mental Health Services for Children and Youth

Homeless Youth 

Juvenile Justice 

Public Postsecondary Education 


Impact on Issues  (LWVUS)

Criminal Justice – page 137

Equality of Opportunity – page 140

Federal Role in Public Education – page 152

Fiscal Policy – page 154

Health Care – page 157

Immigration – page 167

Meeting Basic Human Needs – page 170

Child Care – page 176

Early Intervention for Children at Risk – page 177

Violence Prevention - page 178

Gun Policy – page 179
 Urban Policy – page 181

Death Penalty – page 183

Sentencing Policy – page 184

Human Trafficking – page 185

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