Votes at a glance: key measures the Oregon Senate approved on final passage
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Summary
A roundup of bills and resolutions that received final passage or adoption on the Senate floor, with outcomes and brief descriptions.
The Oregon Senate recorded final passage or adoption of several bills and resolutions during the floor session. Below is a concise summary of the measures the chamber voted on, the recorded outcome on the floor, and a short description of each item.
Votes at a glance
- Senate Bill 49A — Expand Building Codes Structures Board: Passed; clerk recorded 27 ayes. Adds two members to the board (a fire protection engineer and a professional experienced in building or designing multifamily housing). (Floor discussion: sponsor Senator Pham; brief debate.)
- Senate Bill 165A — Historical field lands; extension: Passed; clerk recorded 28 ayes. Extends the deadline to allow the State Land Board to complete title assertions and rights determinations for historically filed lands to Dec. 31, 2028. (Sponsor: Senator Przonski; reported from Judiciary committee.)
- Senate Bill 790 — Oregon Advocacy Commission administrative change: Passed; clerk recorded 27 ayes. Administrative fix to change an administrator title to executive director for the Oregon Advocacy Commission offices. (Sponsor: Senator Manning Jr.)
- Senate Bill 1016A — Transportation of foster children's personal belongings: Passed; clerk recorded 25 ayes. Prohibits use of trash bags to transport foster children's belongings and removes a sunset to make protections permanent. (Sponsor: Senator Solman; floor debate included both supporters and critics.)
- House Bill 2336 — Internal audits (House Bill 23 36): Passed; clerk recorded 28 ayes. Technical change to reporting timelines for state internal audits. (Sponsor: Representative; floor sponsor Senator Robinson.)
- House Concurrent Resolution 10 — Honoring former Representative Roger Martin: Adopted; clerk recorded 28 ayes. Formal recognition and memorial resolution.
- House Concurrent Resolution 12 — Designating February 11, 2026 as Oregon Wheat Day: Adopted; clerk recorded 28 ayes. Ceremonial recognition for wheat producers.
- House Bill 2386 — Unclaimed remains of eligible decedents (House Bill 23 86): Passed; clerk recorded 28 ayes. Technical fixes to implementation and rulemaking enabling county veteran service officers and ODVA to address unclaimed veterans' remains.
- House Bill 2581 — Emergency preparedness / State Resilience Office responsibilities: Passed; clerk recorded 27 ayes. Expands the State Resilience Office duties beyond seismic events to lead continuity of operations and cross-agency resilience planning.
- House Bill 2341 — Sharing veteran contact information with ODVA: Passed; clerk recorded 28 ayes. Allows sharing veterans' email addresses with the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs with consent to improve outreach.
Notes on procedure: In several cases the clerk read measures and the Senate declared each bill having received the constitutional majority and declared them passed or adopted. Some house measures were carried over to a subsequent calendar as noted on the floor.