Recognizing and honoring Ruth McEwen for her outstanding service to the people of the State of Oregon.
SCR 25 is a concurrent resolution that recognizes and honors Ruth McEwen for her outstanding service to the people of Oregon. It specifically acknowledges her four decades of advocacy for older adults and people with disabilities, including her instrumental role in shifting Oregon towards community-based long-term care services.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action May 16, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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May 14, 2025
MINOR
The bill evolved from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, adding Senator Thatcher as a sponsor and including signatures from Senate and House leadership. The substantive text of the resolution honoring Ruth McEwen remained unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the final resolution language.
TECHNICAL
Added Senator THATCHER to the list of sponsors in the enrolled version.
Added signatures and adoption dates from Senate and House leadership, indicating the bill has passed both chambers and is now enrolled for presentation.
Minor formatting changes to the resolution text, including line breaks and spacing adjustments.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 16, 2025
Introduced
Filed With Secretary of State.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read as Special Order of Business. Carried by Evans. Adopted.
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Be adopted.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final reading. Carried by Patterson. Adopted.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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