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SB1063 • 2025

Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program for victims of child sex abuse.

Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program for victims of child sex abuse.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Smith DB
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program for victims of child sex abuse.

Digest: The Act directs DHS to study options for creating a program to help victims of child sex abuse.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act directs DHS to study options for creating a program to help victims of child sex abuse.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0).
  • Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program for victims of child sex abuse.
  • Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.

  3. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  4. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-02-21 Senate

    Referred to Human Services.

  7. 2025-02-20 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act directs DHS to study options for creating a program to help victims of child sex abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0).
Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program for victims of child sex abuse. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Relating to: Relating to victims of child sex abuse.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1063
Sponsored by Senator SMITH DB
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act directs DHS to study options for creating a program to help victims of child sex
abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0).
Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program
for victims of child sex abuse. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees
of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to victims of child sex abuse.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Department of Human Services shall study options for establishment
of a grant program to provide resources to parents of children who have been victims of sex
abuse, including relocation assistance if necessary to ensure the safety of the child victim.
The department shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may in-
clude recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assem-
bly related to human services no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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