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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to a sister state committee for Oregon and Ireland."
+description: "Creates the Oregon-Ireland Sister State Committee."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2025R1"
+identifier: "SB 961"
+citation: "Oregon SB 961 (2025R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-01-30T19:30:02+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-07-25T17:17:50+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99b2642f-50b5-4be4-8743-5df2183bdf01"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB961"
+source_hash: "cf1380f7bad77e980b7733fae6ec9656bd9f38be866cb833e3f5ba11d1d242c8"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon SB 961 (2025R1) — Relating to a sister state committee for Oregon and Ireland.
+
+Creates the Oregon-Ireland Sister State Committee.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB961/Introduced)
+2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB961/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB961/A-Engrossed)
+4. **SVEMFW Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26726)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB961/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out — **38–2** (pass) · legislature
+- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-30T19:30:02+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-30T19:45:11+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-25T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2025-03-13T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-03-19T21:17:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-19T21:17:36+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-13T14:58:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-16T15:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
+- **2025-06-16T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-06-18T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-06-23T15:46:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-23T17:39:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-23T22:32:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-23T22:57:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-23T23:09:35+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-25T17:32:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-26T01:29:22+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-26T21:53:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-27T22:58:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2025-06-28T04:01:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2025-07-17T17:03:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-07-25T17:09:25+00:00** Chapter 543, 2025 Laws.
+- **2025-07-25T17:17:50+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99b2642f-50b5-4be4-8743-5df2183bdf01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+