Oregon Senate Bill 740

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means.
Pending: Joint Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act directs DHS to set up a grant program for people who had certain resources seized while in the care or custody of DHS. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Directs the Department of Human Services to establish and administer the Youth Support and Repayment Grant Program to provide financial support to specified persons from whom, while in the care or custody of the department, resources to which the persons were entitled were seized and used to pay for certain services provided. Sunsets the grant program on later of the date the Youth Support and Repayment Grant Fund is depleted or January 2, 2055. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to persons from whom assets were seized by the state when the persons were under 21 years of age; prescribing an effective date.

Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]

Sen. Suzanne Weber [R]

Sen. Lisa Reynolds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB740
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB740/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84933