---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Department of Human Services as a party in dependency proceedings."
description: "Modifies juvenile dependency procedures regarding when the Department of Human Services is recognized as a party in a proceeding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 815"
citation: "Oregon SB 815 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90820924-50eb-4958-bf01-2bbffe014e1f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB815"
source_hash: "25b4e8a8b9df4c2c62f85de4e1dad69423cbf8daa2af42394fd72542eb7a1821"
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 815 (2025R1) — Relating to the Department of Human Services as a party in dependency proceedings.

Modifies juvenile dependency procedures regarding when the Department of Human Services is recognized as a party in a proceeding.

## 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/SB815/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB815/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. — **48–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-25T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-01T16:38:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01T18:26:18+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02T19:27:53+00:00** Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-03T17:48:24+00:00** Carried over to 04-07 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-07T18:52:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T17:38:15+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T21:12:57+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-15T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-19T16:57:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-19T18:46:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-20T20:05:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 21, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-21T19:24:47+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22T22:08:01+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T22:33:26+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-03T19:41:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T22:41:32+00:00** Chapter 262, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-11T22:55:25+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/90820924-50eb-4958-bf01-2bbffe014e1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).