---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the rights of children in care; and declaring an emergency."
description: "</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes changes to the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.</i>] </i>] Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights. [<i>Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care.</i>] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is acting on behalf of the department and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1533"
citation: "Oregon SB 1533 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ab06867-c434-49ed-9a05-fbfccfdbc713"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1533"
source_hash: "04f1382c29212288d7bb45f625e3e52a54d35747b9786258267b551e89ec5f7f"
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 1533 (2026R1) — Relating to the rights of children in care; and declaring an emergency.

</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes changes to the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.</i>] </i>] Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights. [<i>Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care.</i>] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is acting on behalf of the department and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1533/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1533/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1533/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHS Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30122)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1533/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed. — **42–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10T23:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-02-13T23:27:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-16T19:05:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17T20:52:50+00:00** Carried over to 02-18 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-02-18T20:08:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-18T21:53:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T17:46:26+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24T16:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-26T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-26T22:51:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T21:36:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03T00:52:02+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T18:58:24+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T18:50:36+00:00** Chapter 81, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00** Effective date, March 31, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ab06867-c434-49ed-9a05-fbfccfdbc713`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).