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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.
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