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Senate Bill 847 (presented by Senator Taylor) would change the retirement health insurance account subsidy under the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), raising the subsidy cap tied to actual monthly costs and extending eligibility to more members. Taylor said the existing cap of $60 per month has not changed since 1988 and leaves many retirees with insufficient support. The clerk declared SB 847 passed; the clerk announced the measure had received a constitutional majority (the clerk recorded the tally as 17 ayes and noted several excused members).

Senate Bill 959 (presented by Senator Posansky) classifies signal jammers that interfere with alarm systems as burglary tools (a class A misdemeanor for possession) and exempts alarm manufacturers from a requirement to supply replacement parts to owners or third-party service providers. The clerk recorded SB 959 as passed with 27 ayes.

Senate Bill 993 (presented by Senator Manning) creates an exception allowing law enforcement to provide booking photos to licensed investigators; the sponsor described the change as a narrow fix. The clerk recorded SB 993 as passed with 26 ayes.

House Bill 2154 (presented to the Senate by Senator Pham on third reading) seeks to make the county safety corridor pilot program permanent, allowing counties to designate up to two safety corridors at a time; the sponsor said pilots in Marion and Lane counties had reduced crashes. The clerk recorded HB 2154 as passed with 27 ayes.

Procedural note: earlier in the day the Senate voted to suspend the constitutional requirement that bills be read section by section on final passage, citing Article IV, Section 19 of the Oregon Constitution; that suspension motion carried by roll call.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Chamber Convenes 03/18/2025 11:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","On March 19 the Oregon Senate recorded final passage of several bills with brief floor presentations: SB 847 (PERS health insurance subsidy), SB 959 (alarm systems and signal jammers), SB 993 (release of booking photos to licensed investigators) and HB 2154 (permanent county safety corridor program).","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},6126013,"Senator Pham condemns federal invocation of Alien Enemies Act, cites historic abuses",37,1641000,1678000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2674050-6251053b46f600a56777d2db3d808bcd&start=1641&end=1678","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2674050-6251053b46f600a56777d2db3d808bcd/thumbnail_1641000.jpg","/articles/6126013/Oregon/Senator-Pham-condemns-federal-invocation-of-Alien-Enemies-Act-cites-historic-abuses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6126013-708b3ab6cf2b0afed609ae205895ef51/orig.mp4?Expires=1771012677&Signature=OVNOxUn7xWzM-oswzMBfXle89EULWs~lCCkGwAcOFRilMAUvH1Onsu3QFFvCjQu3mzp4YwsBjk-7-ITE2kQwL0DCRvTgh3pIIHJpqRlC-~CrTmu-Kwye3p0YEMic~8J696Lte7utcx4IvV6D7Owwt-U7Rcjv7xvEvQqYVS3ImVEmYrewycIGD9E5CwYZTHKYf~Zmp3sQDv7fatXk-YsTbCDsX0w2dHToRZnb5sTi1NX9k46K8biBpoPrestDU~z5l1q4f5Ts6ImC6nqlIHKbmW0q-6aDw9Z~v6C6qEUiizBL8X3oq2EiSRkh8DtpXBoHwn1TurBtUG-VGYop00Ze5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Pham used the Senate floor to condemn President Trump’s reported invocation of the Alien Enemies Act and to warn of historical parallels and constitutional concerns.

\"I rise today to condemn President Trump's recent invocation of the Alien Enemies Act,\" Pham said, arguing the statute allows the president to imprison or deport nationals of a foreign country engaged in a declared war or invasion against the United States. She noted the act has been used only three times in U.S. history and warned that invoking it can circumvent Congress’s exclusive power to declare war.

Pham cited the wartime internment of Japanese Americans as a cautionary example, saying Oregonians \"know the shameful history of our federal government misusing our laws to target Japanese Americans in the 1940s.\" She referenced local history, saying Portland-area Japanese Americans were among those forcibly relocated in 1942.

On the floor, Pham said the invocation \"undermines the constitutional right of due process\" and \"threatens the balance of power that democracy rests on.\" Her remarks were delivered as a remonstrance; no formal Senate action on the federal matter was recorded.

The senator urged colleagues to defend the rule of law and observe constitutional limits on executive power.","Senator Pham used a remonstrance to condemn President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, warned of circumvention of congressional war powers and compared the move to past federal abuses including the WWII internment of Japanese Americans.",{"_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},6126019,"Senator raises concerns about Oregon DHS oversight of memory care, out-of-state placements for children",91,1859000,1950000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2674050-6251053b46f600a56777d2db3d808bcd&start=1859&end=1950","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2674050-6251053b46f600a56777d2db3d808bcd/thumbnail_1859000.jpg","/articles/6126019/Oregon/Senator-raises-concerns-about-Oregon-DHS-oversight-of-memory-care-out-of-state-placements-for-children","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6126019-5be1e6137a0e2ab43cdd7146a883965a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771012677&Signature=Hbgm0yN2IO02O84wYa6x9armJ6Lg00hVKNm20WfyDJoaFZdn47e6Y13KJqm0LS6LvZaddHhQQKJCdDL9SDSSHuUo4AFJuJbkFqR9enmGsypvdIv954uCA2X2L6FBnh9ZnCWtCnCZfyQp0HtpiOLUbqO0oQj5924rhUSd074aWhHQv8mRmPzWeIqSMNC1F7f8i6bK2GAMhDFDbIeQmfYKUmpGJbuK2i7m46ONs2pIev0rrXYQrag3wgG83fDwUbJw0YfhxHoCE84EE3mU3kWC9CZKXfI-dY7vlAY5u5RLpkUIsGwH016jjOgBUqkYmK86C~s1SrnchTtVG0KONU~DkA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Gelser Bluhin outlined testimony heard in a Senate Human Services Committee hearing that, she said, revealed prolonged lapses in in-person monitoring of memory care and long-term care facilities by the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS).

\"We heard directly from employees, managers at the Oregon Department of Human Services that for years, they have been insufficiently monitoring memory care and long term care agencies,\" Gelser Bluhin said on the Senate floor. She said the committee learned that sometimes one or two years can pass after a facility opens before DHS conducts an in-person visit.

Gelser Bluhin pointed to a high-profile death at Mount Hood Senior Living on Dec. 25, 2023, and questioned why the department had not sought legislative action earlier. \"How did it happen that there was not a bill before the legislature from the department until after a well publicized death at Mount Hood Senior Living on Christmas Day of 2023?\" she asked.

The senator also warned lawmakers about proposals to resume sending children to out-of-state providers. \"Colleagues, we are being asked this session to trust that leadership, to start sending children out of state again,\" Gelser Bluhin said, noting concerns about the department's ability to monitor facilities and ensure background checks and other safeguards are in place.

She urged colleagues to scrutinize requests to waive restrictions on out-of-state placements and to demand assurances about licensing and monitoring if such placements are to proceed.

No formal floor action on departmental oversight was recorded during the session; Gelser Bluhin's remarks were presented as a call for attention and further legislative scrutiny.","Senator Gelser Bluhin told the Senate Human Services Committee heard testimony that the Oregon Department of Human Services has, at times, failed to make timely in-person inspections of memory care and long-term care facilities; she urged caution before resuming out-of-state placements for children.",{"_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},6126024,"Senate advances stiffer penalties for false child-abuse reports",230,2216000,2446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2674050-6251053b46f600a56777d2db3d808bcd&start=2216&end=2446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2674050-6251053b46f600a56777d2db3d808bcd/thumbnail_2216000.jpg","/articles/6126024/Oregon/Senate-advances-stiffer-penalties-for-false-child-abuse-reports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6126024-aeb8d8e19c04af6ac5f17f927321a001/orig.mp4?Expires=1771012677&Signature=ZBDGEhREZyQZJ9Cs8kL69dgVx-RnbriqFcDD1xHClH7NZAF0XX2XLumoRZcsNfMSbazyqn-eQcHYbJGMiOfIWbMZE0sJgnuhz6aalCgxvox~D8mivwUp6uVX3ZSI6jQQ1AQQCnRmWnyLst0bE8FkH06H4v3QznTx5n9vZFD7ISOV1YqKECMADCUz-LXbMWDQYJLiJhSCgF0YnWUv0JJ5-QCqLHFVszqEWU9CqedAPcvv5htHhbre8XKYflWUmy22h56ddS23z9wNGcoK0l-veBAg5qzSZBTMVUfu2OXqDbrX8qxa2dFv0ln7f4PhyVQ1QobwTX4PjIftzgTIxiorTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 385 on final reading, raising penalties for knowingly making false reports of child abuse.

Senator Thatcher, presenting the bill on the floor, said the measure targets malicious false reporting that often arises in custody and domestic disputes. \"This bill is aimed at people maliciously and intentionally making false reports of child abuse,\" Thatcher said, adding the intent is not to penalize good-faith or mistaken reporters.

SB 385 would treat a first offense as a class B misdemeanor, a second as a class A misdemeanor and a third or subsequent offense as a class C felony. Thatcher told colleagues the bill is intended to deter repeated false allegations that can \"devastate and ruin\" families and divert resources from legitimate child-abuse investigations. The bill passed after the clerk recorded a constitutional majority on final passage; the clerk announced 27 ayes and noted Senators Hayden, Patterson and Star were excused.

The measure’s sponsor emphasized the bill is not aimed at mandated reporters or those acting in good faith. \"This bill is not intended to hurt people making good faith reports or making a mistaken report or for mandatory reporters making reports based on the information they have,\" Thatcher said.

No amendments were recorded on the floor during third reading. The clerk declared Senate Bill 385 passed after the roll call.

Votes at a glance: the clerk reported 27 ayes on final passage; Hayden, Patterson and Star were excused.","The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 385 to escalate penalties for intentionally false reports of child abuse, moving first offenses to misdemeanors and repeated offenses toward felony charges; the bill passed on final reading after floor remarks from Senator Thatcher.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate finalizes several bills on retirement health subsidy, alarm systems, booking photos and county safety corridors

Senator Pham condemns federal invocation of Alien Enemies Act, cites historic abuses

Senator raises concerns about Oregon DHS oversight of memory care, out-of-state placements for children

Senate advances stiffer penalties for false child-abuse reports