---
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).