Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2021
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act makes changes to the certificate of need process. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Modifies the certificate of need process to allow only applicants to challenge proposed decisions of the Oregon Health Authority.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2022
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act makes an exception to the certificate of need process. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Excludes facilities providing rehabilitation services to individuals with brain injuries or spinal cord injuries from the requirement to obtain a certificate of need from the Oregon Health Authority.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2023
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act makes some health insurers cover ABA therapy for a few more diagnoses in the same way it covers it for ASD. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Establishes certain health insurance coverage for applied behavior analysis therapy for certain intellectual and developmental disability diagnoses with the same requirements for coverage as autism spectrum disorder diagnoses. Sunsets on January 2, 2030.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2024
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/15/25
Refer
4/15/25
The Act tells OHA to give grants to some entities to help them hire and keep behavioral health care providers. The Act also tells OHA to pay incentives to some entities to help them pay higher wages. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.5). [Digest: The Act tells OHA to look at the behavioral health workforce. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9).] [Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the behavioral health workforce. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster the recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers at the entities. Specifies the manners in which an entity may use a grant. Requires an entity that receives a grant to report to the authority. Directs the authority to develop and implement an incentive payment to eligible entities in order to enable the entities to increase employee wages. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2026
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study behavioral health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2027
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study mental health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2028
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
2/20/25
Refer
2/20/25
The Act tells OHA to study funding for substance use services. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the funding formula under Ballot Measure 110 (2020). Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2029
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/16/25
Refer
4/16/25
The Act limits how insurers, OHA and CCOs may conduct audits. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Imposes requirements and restrictions on insurer and coordinated care organization audits of claims for reimbursement submitted by behavioral health treatment providers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to collaborate with health care providers that provide care to medical assistance enrollees, coordinated care organizations, community groups that advocate for diversity and health equity and health care industry representatives to develop recommendations for processes by which payers audit health care providers' claims for reimbursement. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2030
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would give funds to a nonprofit in the City of Charleston so that it may buy and develop two RV parks for the community. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Appropriates moneys to the Charleston Merchants Association to purchase properties for the purpose of community development. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2031
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act alters a definition for the PECBA. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Makes changes to the definition of "appropriate bargaining unit" to clarify that athletic trainers are included in positions considered to be academically licensed. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2032
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Tells a business that hosts online matter than can harm a child to check the ages of those who can get access to the matter and not give access to people who are under 18 years of age. Lets people sue the business for not checking ages and giving people under 18 years of age access to matter than can harm a child. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires a commercial entity that engages in the business of publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to minors to verify the ages of individuals to whom the commercial entity distributes or makes available the sexual material harmful to minors. Specifies reasonable methods for age verification and requires a person that verifies ages to destroy or delete information that could identify an individual or the individual's address or that could disclose other personal information about the individual. Imposes liability in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for failure to comply with the age verification requirement if the failure results in exposing an individual under the age of 18 years to sexual material harmful to minors. Imposes liability in an amount not to exceed the greater of a plaintiff's actual damages or $5,000 for failure to destroy or delete information used in age verification.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2033
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would repeal the CAT. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). Repeals the corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2034
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Takes out provisions in statutes about the use of religion in a public charter school. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Removes statutory provisions related to religion in public charter schools.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2035
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Prohibits TSPC from charging a substitute teacher for late fees for the teacher to have a license. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Prohibits the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission from collecting a late application fee for the renewal or reinstatement of a substitute teaching license. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2036
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would repeal the estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Provides that the Oregon estate tax is imposed only on the estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.