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On the floor Broadman said the bill corrects an oversight from 2023 that affected when a simple estate affidavit (formerly called a small estate affidavit) may be used for decedents whose will places most assets into a trust; it fixes a 2017 drafting error that made it harder for children of unmarried parents to prove parentage for intestate succession; it clarifies aspects of Oregon's harmless‑error rule (cited in committee as ORS 112.238 on the floor) to explain when a writing may be treated as a will despite formal defects; and it adds ORCP 45 (requests for admission) to the rules that can apply in probate proceedings.

The floor discussion was lengthy and wide‑ranging: multiple senators asked detailed questions about the bill's wording, readability scores provided in committee documents, and whether committee consideration had explored every likely situation. Senators raised concerns about the bill's labels (for example, use of the term \"simple\" for the simple estate affidavit) and about whether the committee had fully reviewed written testimony; the sponsor and others repeatedly confirmed that the bill came out of the judiciary committee and that committee concerns had been addressed in committee work.

Senator Broadman urged passage on policy grounds of cost and clarity for Oregonians; after closing remarks the Senate voted and the clerk declared Senate Bill 168 A passed with a constitutional majority.

Votes at a glance: the clerk recorded 28 ayes for SB 168 A when it was declared passed on the floor; one or more senators were recorded as voting no on the roll call during the session as reflected in the public roll calls.

The bill will proceed to the next steps required by Senate procedure for enrolled measures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Chamber Convenes 02/11/2025 (AM)","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 168 makes several technical and clarifying changes to Oregon probate law (including correction of prior drafting errors and a clarification of the harmless‑error will rule) and was carried and passed on the Senate floor after extended questioning.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",17189,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6339685,"Senate updates Oregon State Bar statute language; changes 'member' to 'licensee' and lowers quorum",2470,1620000,4090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260878-854e999ee78880584338530f44861f80&start=1620&end=4090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260878-854e999ee78880584338530f44861f80/thumbnail_1620000.jpg","/articles/6339685/Oregon/Senate-updates-Oregon-State-Bar-statute-language-changes-member-to-licensee-and-lowers-quorum","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339685-18dad360d13b6d6bc75ec2688d6dfd23/orig.mp4?Expires=1770793774&Signature=X2hoUXXBaa3DNzRZYHXE0YqozB9IpJ1ZYWr2J9SSyVJLZDRGWuR7EF9ign3UCmYEpm57GcEwUI8BJW08HEIJaMchWE9gyYa0Ss3komOygxTSQwMVkNp~rKabdUBJdK7uECnkqQB636lCE9-DvuqZKw-GQdsvaL3HpZrIbfWOl8w5uzjreuhujm~DisTdO864azqrN1tEuYnlYtD77VTJm3Avd-9S0sP-JBR2rSyWWDE5iEE52gImUGoFpr~UQPY2R33nred0iy7nYCXnc2ubYMapIlY-PF9gORpGNQljwKWk-UTLx8mB6l7sHKqZ7lMHx-NfNrtSvjwTK8xJQpP7uw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator McLean carried Senate Bill 166 on the floor, saying the measure makes several technical and substantive updates to ORS chapter 9 (the Oregon State Bar Act). The bill replaces the term “member” with “licensee,” lowers the Bar Board of Governors quorum requirement from two‑thirds to three‑fifths (reducing the quorum from 13 to 12 for a 19‑member board), retains virtual participation and voting, and updates statutory references to the rules of the Oregon Supreme Court and the bar’s rules of procedure.

Several senators questioned the carrier about the bill’s practical effects and its tone. Senator Prozanski asked whether the bill simply swaps words; McLean agreed the change was primarily terminological but defended it as consistent with a recommendation from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senator Kate Lieber said the change felt impersonal and “anti‑attorney,” while other senators raised humorous and rhetorical questions about whether the change would require edits to literature or affect taverns named “bar” near Oregon State University.

Senator McLean said the change does not alter who may practice law in Oregon or the licensing process and that many of the bar’s rules remain subject to ratification or review by the Oregon Supreme Court.

After floor colloquy and questions, the Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 166 A; the clerk declared the bill passed with a constitutional majority.

Votes at a glance: the clerk recorded 27 ayes; two senators were noted as voting nay during the roll call for the bill’s passage and several senators were excused for portions of the day as reflected in the public roll calls. The bill will proceed in the legislative process per Senate procedure.","The Senate passed Senate Bill 166, which renames certain references in the Oregon State Bar Act (ORS chapter 9), lowers the Board of Governors quorum from two‑thirds to three‑fifths, and clarifies statutory references to judicially‑subject rules; the bill drew sustained floor questioning about nomenclature and committee review before passage.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6339690,"Senate approves waiver request to pilot monthly payments for dependent-care tax credits",247,1375000,1622000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260878-854e999ee78880584338530f44861f80&start=1375&end=1622","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260878-854e999ee78880584338530f44861f80/thumbnail_1375000.jpg","/articles/6339690/Oregon/Senate-approves-waiver-request-to-pilot-monthly-payments-for-dependent-care-tax-credits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339690-b3d42b227dc4ee981ff411322d3d4f4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770793774&Signature=UFL4y7I4WpRZeGoAGtIOdrfZEggb1ePIngf1m6HADrho-ldIZ0sdrp7MPf8kHA7oz44XEfs7sGT5jMPfPDMjCfKQEEYsiW3dphCMUSDH8i1cwTgdlCgFuFz~3vM9dMnFsaqIQd7xdE6A7RZFC7E7-4bvmw77m7otoMfmLO~~NwNVcbA4sxH3q~M~rj3fEjOdPw7HyNGM2ta5xHuAzLkTv~h3WKzUW7KyDHhwBhuBn9fDI2l4cGkAYq1Su~khVlmp-7zqC54GssvcCDo-U9QLCCj6cEIhSua1FZJ3r1FJcfi1vV3tyXZ~AhFFHU-tqq28fTa5SwcEfgybS-07cgGzJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Elizabeth Hayden, sponsor of Senate Bill 64, told colleagues the bill directs the Oregon Department of Human Services to work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a waiver to allow monthly payments of certain dependent‑care (childcare) tax credits as a pilot project for qualifying families.

Hayden said federal pandemic-era changes that included monthly payments produced large reductions in poverty and child poverty in published statistics. “You can find on OLISS the results of that from the socio‑economic housing statistics division of the U.S. Census Bureau,” Hayden said, citing survey figures she summarized on the floor that showed overall poverty falling from 9.8% to 5.3% and child poverty for ages 6–17 from 8.9% to 5.2% during the pandemic period she referenced.

The bill asks DHS to apply for a CMS waiver so the monthly payment approach can be tried again in Oregon, limited to childcare tax credits and structured as a pilot. Hayden described the change as intended to improve household cash flow for families that currently receive the benefit as an annual lump sum.

There was no floor debate after the sponsor’s remarks. The Senate voted on third reading; the clerk recorded the measure as having received a constitutional majority and declared Senate Bill 64 passed.

Votes at a glance: The clerk announced 27 ayes; senators Frederick, Linthicum and Star were excused for that vote.

The measure now moves to the next steps in the legislative process as required by Senate procedure.","The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 64 to direct the Department of Human Services to pursue a federal waiver to allow monthly payments of certain dependent‑care tax credits in a time-limited pilot aimed at improving household cash flow for families.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6339675,"Votes at a glance: Senate approves several technical measures on PERS and suspends reading requirement for multiple bills",180,4350000,4530000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260878-854e999ee78880584338530f44861f80&start=4350&end=4530","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260878-854e999ee78880584338530f44861f80/thumbnail_4350000.jpg","/articles/6339675/Oregon/Votes-at-a-glance-Senate-approves-several-technical-measures-on-PERS-and-suspends-reading-requirement-for-multiple-bills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339675-c7d22272cad32a8196d23068dfaf8514/orig.mp4?Expires=1770793774&Signature=BwiAD2QFpdjWj2nZ064WzjBjB5CFwsJRm2xNHSOJX3rNUrCbyXFX1jddhHCcjVoSE~81yc3i2l0Z1p7cW4S79wg9awJBjKeV3FI3lN-RUB488Im2bfr7qq-UTqjTOvm5TT41k6Ou-fsP9f-Ud5gsFFDqWhLtqVf4~BklKr5sceN-rnzv1zH5T0SitdVN~8mrBv52D820BkcniT438XzRiqz~Eaav4Iy32hiQa3e1ebcHUUanWLg95ghaPXUsGNQX6SKXzBKidSLyScPk0titXHtDDwwNMaI-MCma2D5HKj6HlMneXj2XQ1wqy3nHDJf6NDKZ-LH6byPK~03IgKY1NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate took several procedural and final‑passage actions during the session.

Suspension motion: Senator Bonham moved to suspend the constitutional requirement that bills be read section‑by‑section on final passage for a list of bills (Senate Bill 64, Senate Bill 166, Senate Bill 168, Senate Bill 851, and Senate Bill 852). The clerk recorded the motion as carried; the roll call announced 25 ayes with Senators Robinson and Thatcher recorded as voting nay and Senators Frederick and Linthicum recorded as excused for that vote.

PERS technical measures: The Senate passed two technical measures related to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).

- Senate Bill 851 (administration of PERS member account data): Carried by Senator Pham on third reading as a technical fix to employer reporting and to raise the maximum amount the Public Employees Retirement Board may waive for recovery of overpayments. The clerk recorded the bill as passed with 23 ayes (certified roll call reflected 23 ayes and multiple nays/absences as announced).

- Senate Bill 852 (post‑retirement death benefits under PERS): Carried by Senator Hayden, the bill updates statutory treatment of certain installment and lump‑sum payments for survivors, aligns a federal reference to require survivor status as spouse (where applicable), and allows a surviving spouse to make certain elections if a member dies before making an election. The clerk recorded 27 ayes when declaring SB 852 passed.

Formal outcomes recorded on the floor: Suspension motion carried; Senate Bills 64, 166, 168, 851 and 852 were declared passed by the clerk with the vote tallies announced on the record for each measure as noted above.

Where applicable the clerk declared each bill to have received a constitutional majority and the measures will proceed for enrollment and transmittal as required by Senate procedure.","On the floor the Senate approved a motion to suspend section‑by‑section reading for a group of bills and passed technical public‑employee retirement system measures (SB 851 and SB 852) alongside the bills covered in other articles.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate approves technical updates to Oregon probate law after extended floor questioning

Senate updates Oregon State Bar statute language; changes 'member' to 'licensee' and lowers quorum

Senate approves waiver request to pilot monthly payments for dependent-care tax credits

Votes at a glance: Senate approves several technical measures on PERS and suspends reading requirement for multiple bills