SB228 • 2025

Establishes the right of a resident of a residential care facility to organize and participate in resident groups, including an independent family council.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Manning Jr,, Patterson,, Representative Smith G, Senator Gelser Blouin,, Weber,, Representative Gomberg,, Hudson,, Javadi,, Levy B,, Lively,, Neron,, Nosse,
Last action: 2025-06-06
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes the right of a resident of a residential care facility to organize and participate in resident groups, including an independent family council.

Digest: The Act creates a right to form family councils at certain long term care facilities.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act creates a right to form family councils at certain long term care facilities.
(Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Establishes the right of a resident of a residential care facility to [the formation of a] organize and participate in resident groups, including an independent family council.
Prohibits a residential care facility from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance or promotion of [a] an independent family council or discriminating or retaliating against a resident based on [a family member's or representative's participation in a family council] the participation of the resident or the resident's family member or legal representative in an independent family council.

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Bill History

2025-06-06 Senate
Chapter 221, 2025 Laws.
2025-06-06 Senate
Effective date, January 1, 2026.
2025-05-28 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-05-21 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-20 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-19 House
Third reading. Carried by Walters, Smith G. Passed. Ayes, 49; Excused, 4--Evans, Levy E, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 6--Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Elmer, Kropf, Ruiz, Speaker Fahey.
2025-05-15 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-05-15 House
Second reading.
2025-05-13 House
Work Session held.
2025-05-06 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-15 House
Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.
2025-04-10 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. Ayes, 27; Excused, 3--Linthicum, Thatcher, Woods.
2025-04-10 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-04-09 Senate
Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
2025-04-08 Senate
Second reading.
2025-04-07 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-03-27 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-03-04 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Human Services.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates a right to form family councils at certain long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Establishes the right of a resident of a residential care facility to [<i>the formation of a</i>] <b>organize and participate in resident groups, including an independent</b> family council. Prohibits a residential care facility from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance or promotion of [<i>a</i>] <b>an independent</b> family council or discriminating or retaliating against a resident based on [<i>a family member's or representative's participation in a family council</i>]<b> the participation of the resident or the resident's family member or legal representative in an independent family council</b>.
[<i>Imposes civil penalties, not to exceed $500 per day of violation.</i>].
Relating to: Relating to family councils in residential care facilities.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 228
Sponsored by Senators MANNING JR, PATTERSON, Representative SMITH G; Senators GELSER
BLOUIN, WEBER, Representatives GOMBERG, HUDSON, JAVADI, LEVY B, LIVELY,
NERON, NOSSE (at the request of Jewel Nelson, Judith Smith) (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to family councils in residential care facilities.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Facility” means a facility with a memory care endorsement under ORS 443.886.
(b) “Independent family council” means a group of residents, family members of resi-
dents or legal representatives of residents that meets privately, either in person or virtually.
(c) “Resident” means an individual residing in a facility.
(2) A resident has the right to organize and participate in resident groups in a facility,
including an independent family council.
(3) At the time that a resident is admitted to a facility, the facility shall provide to the
resident and the resident’s legal representative:
(a) Written notice of the resident’s right to organize and participate in resident groups
in the facility, including an independent family council; and
(b) Information about how to contact and participate in any independent family council
that has already been formed at the facility.
(4) When an independent family council has been formed at a facility:
(a) The facility shall provide adequate space in the entry area of the facility for the in-
dependent family council to display information about the independent family council.
(b) The facility shall provide space within the facility for the independent family council
to meet during mutually agreed-upon times. The space must reasonably allow for privacy.
(c) If requested by the independent family council, the facility shall take reasonable steps
to make residents and family members and legal representatives of residents aware, in a
timely manner, of upcoming meetings of the independent family council.
(d) Staff and visitors may attend independent family council meetings only at the invi-
tation of the independent family council. All visitors, including family members and legal
representatives of residents, must comply with any general facility policies and procedures
that apply to visitors, such as sign-in and sign-out policies and nondiscrimination and anti-
harassment policies.
(e) The facility shall designate a staff person to be responsible for responding to, or co-
ordinating a response to, any written requests or grievances that result from the independ-
ent family council.
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(f) The facility shall respond in a timely manner to any requests or grievances submitted
by the independent family council concerning issues of resident care or life in the facility.
The facility is not required to implement any requests submitted by the independent family
council but shall, upon request, provide a response that describes the facility’s rationale for
its decision.
(5) An independent family council may not override the rights of a resident.
(6) A facility may not:
(a) Discriminate or retaliate against a resident based on the participation of the resident
or the resident’s family member or legal representative in an independent family council.
(b) Willfully interfere with the formation, maintenance or promotion of an independent
family council.
Passed by Senate April 10, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House May 19, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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