---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to investigative subpoenas in child abuse investigations; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Confers authority to Director of Human Services to issue investigative subpoenas for production of specified records in child abuse investigations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 901"
citation: "Oregon SB 901 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-13T19:21:07+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98a173af-5752-4ef3-bdaa-0ab2a6e1e380"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB901"
source_hash: "8f0f0babcdeb784fa61e1e17cfd6e29f1da41edb46dcda2e834f65e0e0490ae6"
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 901 (2023R1) — Relating to investigative subpoenas in child abuse investigations; and declaring an emergency.

Confers authority to Director of Human Services to issue investigative subpoenas for production of specified records in child abuse investigations.

## 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/SB901/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB901/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–4** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **33–13** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13T19:21:07+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T00:45:52+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.
- **2023-03-01T17:30:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01T17:46:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T19:49:57+00:00** Carried over to 03-06 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-06T19:19:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-06T19:20:24+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **2023-03-07T18:15:03+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`
- **2023-04-19T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-17T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-18T22:55:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-22T18:01:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:22:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-26T01:41:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-26T01:42:19+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Wright.
- **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 195, 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/98a173af-5752-4ef3-bdaa-0ab2a6e1e380`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).