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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to estates."
description: "Modifies evidence required to establish parentage in a probate proceeding. Exempts certain specific bequests from the asset limits for simple estates. Restricts application of harmless error provisions to nonelectronic writings that were signed by the decedent or at the decedent's direction. Modifies court procedures regarding discovery when there is a contested issue in a probate proceeding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 168"
citation: "Oregon SB 168 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-14T17:12:20+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80a11577-e37f-4980-be1c-183e3e218b06"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB168"
source_hash: "0c38c5a364b0cc7a4cd19c8834d07858b6af4669b130d1e788c08f43ec7e244f"
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 168 (2025R1) — Relating to estates.
Modifies evidence required to establish parentage in a probate proceeding. Exempts certain specific bequests from the asset limits for simple estates. Restricts application of harmless error provisions to nonelectronic writings that were signed by the decedent or at the decedent's direction. Modifies court procedures regarding discovery when there is a contested issue in a probate 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/SB168/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26298)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
## 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-01-30T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-02-05T20:26:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-06T18:55:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-11T20:03:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-18T20:07:44+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T17:58:52+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-22T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-24T00:03:46+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24T19:00:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-28T18:53:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29T19:41:45+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-29T23:05:17+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-07T21:06:51+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14T17:10:47+00:00** Chapter 34, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-05-14T17:12:20+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/80a11577-e37f-4980-be1c-183e3e218b06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).