---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to child abuse; declaring an emergency."
description: "<b>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5).</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "SB 1579"
citation: "Oregon SB 1579 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Courtney Neron", "David Brock Smith", "Emerson Levy", "James Manning Jr.", "Jeffrey Helfrich", "Tim Knopp"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T19:49:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8b4b226-7707-45d4-8180-d7a15cf89e4f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1579"
source_hash: "e60aed8acde15cd65badc12d325f6eb3d9adde0e4c5bbcdd76cf281e93a1c4f1"
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 1579 (2024R1) — Relating to child abuse; declaring an emergency.

<b>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5).</b>

## 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/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1579/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1579/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1579/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1579/B-Engrossed)
5. **JWM Amendment -A17** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26269)
6. **SHS Amendment -6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25858)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1579/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1579/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp, Manning Jr. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Courtney Neron — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- Emerson Levy — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — primary (person)
- Tim Knopp — primary (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Hansell — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Goodwin — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Bonham — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Linthicum — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Dwayne Yunker — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Diehl — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McIntire — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Hai Pham — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Mannix — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Wallan — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lucetta Elmer — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Sen Steiner — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Thuy Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Cramer — cosponsor (person)
- Vikki Breese-Iverson — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T17:31:30+00:00** Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-14T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-19T21:40:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-19T21:40:58+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01T17:43:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T01:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2024-03-06T17:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2024-03-07T01:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-03-07T17:06:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07T18:48:14+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07T22:49:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp, Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T23:01:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T23:11:14+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08T01:47:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08T02:25:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08T03:16:18+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T18:41:21+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-13T22:07:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-27T19:48:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T19:46:49+00:00** Chapter 65, 2024 Laws.
- **2024-03-28T19:49:35+00:00** Effective date, March 27, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8b4b226-7707-45d4-8180-d7a15cf89e4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).