Senate · Senate Committee On · code SHS
Human Services
On the record
2017–2026
12 session and interim terms
Members now
5
2026 Regular Session
Meetings this term
8
4 distinct measures on agendas
Staff
4
Matthew Perreault
What the chair and the committee can do
Chair
calls meetings with 48 hours' notice, sets the agenda
Majority of members
can compel a hearing or work session
Final action
majority of the membership
Minority report
two dissenters may file one; the President votes ex officio
About these figures
The chair calls meetings with 48 hours' notice in a long session and sets time-certain items; a majority of members can compel a hearing or work session; text must be public for one hour before action; final action needs a majority of the membership; two dissenters may file a minority report; the President sits ex officio with a vote. Senate Rules 8.05, 8.10, 8.15, 8.20, 8.60 (as amended February 2, 2026). Jurisdiction is set by referral practice and chamber rules; OLIS records the committee's name and type, not a written jurisdiction statement.
Chairs by session
2026 Regular Session
Feb 2, 2026 to open · 1 organizational meeting, 11 public hearing, 1 public hearing and work session, 13 unspecified, 5 work session
Earlier terms
2025-2026 Interim 5 members · 5 meetings · chairs: Gelser Blouin
2025 Regular Session 5 members · 38 meetings · chairs: Gelser Blouin
2024 Regular Session 5 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Gelser Blouin
2023-2024 Interim 5 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Gelser Blouin
2023 Regular Session 5 members · 37 meetings · chairs: Gelser Blouin
2020 Regular Session 5 members · 10 meetings · chairs: Gelser
2019-2020 Interim 5 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Gelser
2019 Regular Session 5 members · 40 meetings · chairs: Gelser
2018 Regular Session 5 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Gelser
2017-2018 Interim 5 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Gelser
2017 Regular Session 5 members · 34 meetings · chairs: Gelser
Evidence for this page
Committee terms, members, staff, meetings, and agenda items come from the Oregon Legislative Information System’s official record, observed 2026-09-01. OLIS committee codes are stable identifiers across sessions; a renamed committee keeps its code and the name history is listed. A code reused for a different body would appear here as one committee and requires review.
Meeting counts are scheduled meetings recorded by the system, including cancelled ones where marked. Referral counts require the measure history and are shown on decision pages. Edition dated August 31, 2026.