---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to adoption placement services; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Exempts certain providers of adoption placement services from specified reporting requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 794"
citation: "Oregon SB 794 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-24T18:49:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15813144-ad44-4e32-8b58-3945b2b6d1c5"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB794"
source_hash: "8bd601e9b6fade79c55efd7d4abdc143fb6b3e15c5ccd65ccf5c8b743357a9a5"
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 794 (2023R1) — Relating to adoption placement services; and declaring an emergency.

Exempts certain providers of adoption placement services from specified reporting requirements.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB794/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB794/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-24T18:49:00+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T00:04:13+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-27T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-01T17:30:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01T17:46:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T19:45:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-06T18:21:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T23:20:24+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-15T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-05-17T19:48:46+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18T18:49:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:08:18+00:00** Rules suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
- **2023-05-25T18:50:09+00:00** Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-31T18:07:56+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 190, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** Effective date, June 7, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15813144-ad44-4e32-8b58-3945b2b6d1c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).