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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

Do Pass as Amended


Basic Needs





Increases Earned Income Tax Credit


House Revenue

Public Hearing Held


Behavioral Health






Behavioral Health Facilities

House


Behavioral Health & Health Care

Do Pass as Amended


Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Fund

Ways and Means

House Higher Ed/Workforce:

Do pass as Amended


Interstate Counseling Compact

House Behavioral Health/Health

Public Hearing Held


Child Care






Modifies requirements for summer learning

Comment

Joint Ways and Means

Joint Ways & Means: Do Pass Amended


Study to increase summer and after school programs

Comment

House


Education



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

House


Speaker

Passed the Senate


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






SB429 - Folded into SB 243A

72-Hour Wait

Senate


Judiciary

Do Pass as Amended


SB696 - Folded into SB 243A

Rapid Fire Activators

Senate


Judiciary

Do Pass as Amended


SB698 - Folded into SB 243A

Where Concealed Carry is permitted

Senate


Judiciary

Do Pass as Amended


From SB 429, SB 696, SB 698


Senate


Judiciary

Do Pass as Amended


Firearm Possession Age Restriction

Senate


Judiciary

Not Considered in Work Session


Gun Dealer Licensing

House


 Judiciary

Do Pass as Amended


Change to Gun Permit and Transfer Process

Support

House


Judiciary

Do Pass as Amended


Health Care






Extend Access to Healthcare


Passed Both Chambers


Housing






Prohibits Price fixing AI , Applies rent caps

Support

Senate


Housing / Development



Landlords provide notice when accordable housing expires

House


Speaker

Passed Senate


Individual Development Accounts Funding

Revenue House



Grants and Loans for predevelopment costs

Support

House


Housing & Homelessness

Do Pass


Delayed schedule fee payment

Ways and Means

Housing/Homeless: Do Pass


Funding to Prevent Youth Homelessness

House Early Child/Human Serv



Downpayment Assistance for Housing

House Housing/Homelessness

Public Hearing Held


Reproductive Health






Raising Minimum Age for Marriage to 18

House Judiciary

Passed Senate



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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