SB 736 — Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
<b>Digest: The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to tell some people that a DHS employee is not a lawyer. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.2).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to give a parent notice of rights before meetings in child abuse matters. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1).</i>] Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care. [<i>Requires that the Department of Human Services provide parents and guardians with a notice of rights before interviews in child abuse investigations.</i>] <b>Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is not an attorney and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Latest action: — At Senate Desk Upon Adjournment
Sponsors
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Hayden, Cedric (R, OR-6) — sponsor
- Gorsek, Chris (D, OR-25) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — cosponsor
- Thatcher, Kim (R, OR-11) — cosponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Levy, Emerson (D, OR-53) — cosponsor
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Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Chotzen, Willy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Levy, Emerson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Nelson, Travis | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Pham, Hai | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gelser Blouin, Sara | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gorsek, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Hayden, Cedric | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Manning Jr., James | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Patterson, Deb | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Reynolds, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, David Brock | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Sollman, Janeen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Thatcher, Kim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Hayden, Cedric (R, state_upper OR-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Gorsek, Chris (D, state_upper OR-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Levy, Emerson (D, state_lower OR-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Thatcher, Kim (R, state_upper OR-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Reynolds, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Sollman, Janeen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Patterson, Deb (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Manning Jr., James (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Nelson, Travis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Pham, Hai (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Chotzen, Willy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Levy, Emerson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Smith, David Brock (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Gelser Blouin, Sara (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Gorsek, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Hayden, Cedric (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Thatcher, Kim (cosponsor) · sponsorship