HB 3352 Healthcare for Undocumented Adults

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 844 Caps Prescription Drug Prices by a New Board Committee

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 2010 Implementation plan to create Universal Health Care

HB 2010 VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 707 Civil Remedy for children placed out-of-state

VOTE: YES
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 2505 Creates Child Welfare Equity Advisory Committee

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 2348 Prohibits processed meats in hospitals

VOTE: NO
Died In Committee

HB 2164 Cover ALL People (for healthcare)

VOTE: NO
Died In Committee

SB 12A Study on a Pharmacy Tourism Program

VOTE: NO
Died In Committee

HB 2958 HIV prevention drug insurance coverage

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 3011 Gives $ to OHA to Fund Hospital Nurse Staffing Program

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 629 Allows pharmacist to use telepharmacy for services at remote locations

VOTE: YES
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 3139 Parent Disclosure of Suicide Assessment

VOTE: YES
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 3284 Protecting personal health data protection outside of emergency periods

VOTE: YES
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 2474 Expands medical leave to employers with one employee

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 2623 Caps out of pocket costs for insulin

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SJR 12 State to ensure access to health care

VOTE: NO
Passed, filed with SOS

SB 254 Restricts Parents ability to decline Child Vaccinations

01/21/2021 SB 254 VOTE: NO – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB254 This bill would have removed the ability of a parent to decline required immunizations against restrictable diseases. Will create a massive disparity of equity-based upon genetic disorders, and segregates children from their peers that will isolate them in a manner conducive to suicide, abuse, lack of access…

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HJR 202 Establishes Health Care as a Right

VOTE: NO – Passed House Committee, Died in Senate Committee. Amends Oregon Constitution obligating the state to ensure every resident have access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care.

HB 4048 No Abortion after 20 weeks

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee. Prohibits abortion when the unborn child has a positive post-fertilization age of 20 weeks, except in case of a medical emergency.

HB 2689A Importing prescription drugs

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design a program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada if there is a cost savings, and upon federal approval

SB 889 Containing healthcare costs

VOTE: NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
A program to control growth of health care expenditures in this state

HB 3076A Regulates hospital & clinic spending and reimbursements

VOTE: NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 526 Mandatory newborn nurse home visits

VOTE: NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 3436 Regarding sales of e-cigarettes to minors

VOTE:YES – Died In Committee

SB 745A Expands foster care services

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee

SB 250A Increases cost of health insurance

VOTE: NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 2849A Relaxes standards for child protective custody without court order

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 2447 Creates prototype for Oregon health care

VOTE: NO – Signed into Law by Gov.Brown

SB 1A Creates System of Care Advisory Council

VOTE: NO – Governor Brown Signed into Law
To provide youth with a statewide system of care policy development and comprehensive, long-range plan for coordinated system of care.

HB 2005B Family & medical leave as universal benefit

VOTE: NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 770A Single-payer universal healthcare

VOTE: NO – Gov Brown Signed into Law

SB 579 Shortens waiting period for Death with Dignity

VOTE: NO – Governor Brown Signed into Law
Creates exception under Death with Dignity Act to 15-day waiting period for patient with less than 15 days to live

HB 3063B Requires vaccinations for all school children

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee

HB 2232 Expands assisted suicide

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee
Expands allowance to anyone diagnosed with a terminal disease to request drugs to end their life after a 90-day waiting period

HB 2010 Taxes Healthcare Providers, Increases Patient Costs

VOTE: NO – Governor Brown Signed
Increases and expands taxes on insurance providers, extends Oregon Reinsurance Program by extending taxes on hospitals.

HB 2745 Provide vaccine information to patients

HB 2745 VOTE: YES – Died In Committee
Requires health care provider to provide vaccine information packet prior to administering vaccine

SB 648 Limits abortion at 20 weeks

SB 648 VOTE: YES – Died In Committee
Prohibits abortion of unborn child if gestational age exceeds 20 weeks, except in case of medical emergency.

SB 329 Late term sex-selective abortion

SB 329 VOTE: YES – Died In Committee
Prohibits sex-selective late term abortion.

HJR 203A Makes Health Care a Right

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing obligation of state to ensure every resident has a constitutional right to health care. Refers to voters as the Hope Initiative.

HB 4101 Prohibits Late-Term Abortion

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Prohibits the choice of a late-term abortion based on the sex of the child.

HB 4135 Advance Directive Committee

VOTE: NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Creates an advance directive committee which is directed to create rules and a form for advance directives which facilitates euthanasia.

HB 2391-B 1.5% New Taxes on Healthcare Insurance Premiums

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Creates a new tax on healthcare insurance premiums of 1.5% administered by the government with uncertain actions to be taken and provides for special treatment of certain hospitals.

HB 3391B Reproductive & Social Health Benefits

VOTE: NO – Governor Brown Signed – Provide statewide access to abortion coverage for individuals enrolled in health benefit plans that do not cover abortion.

HB 2310A Government, Instead of Doctors to Begin Taking Over Healthcare

VOTE: NO – Governor Brown Signed – Sets the stage for the state government to begin taking over the functions of the local public health authorities

HB 2310B Modifies Local Public Health Authority

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Sets the stage for the state government to begin taking over the functions of the local public health authorities.

SB 64B Changes “Mental Disease” to “Mental Disorder”

VOTE: NO – Governor signed – Replaces the term “mental disease or defect” with the term “qualifying mental disorder,” for purposes of diminished capacity defense, guilty except for insanity (GEI) plea and post-adjudication jurisdiction of persons found GEI. B amendment includes provision describing legislative intent to replace term without making substantive change to law.

SB 187 Vision Screening for Students

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Establishes Vision Health Account and directs Department of Education to reimburse education provider for expenses incurred from providing vision screenings.

SB 494-B Advanced Directive Rewrite

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Removes vital protections in the advance directive legislation when an advance directive is missing, established Advance Directive Adoption Committee to recommend changes every 2 years.

SB 494 Advance Directive Rules

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Repeals advance directive form and establishes Advance Directive Rules Adoption Committee to adopt a form

HB 2527-A Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe and Dispense Contraceptives

VOTE: NO – Governor signed – Allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives

SB 239A Residential Care Facility Decides Who is Legal Representative

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Burdens owners and operators of residential care facility and assisted living facilities when a resident is unable make decisions on their rights, to locate who is willing to serve as the resident’s legal representative for the sole purpose of determining consent to an individually based limitation.

HB 2114-A Requires Guidelines for Opioids

VOTE: NO – Governor signed – Little or no affect on the over prescribing of opioids not like the original bill which imposed specific controls

HB 2432-A Creates New Licensurer Requirements in Area of Patient Care

Creates a new licensure requirement for an additional area of patient care prior to rules being adopted, declares an emergency

SB 558 Marketing Health Care for all Children in Oregon

VOTE: NO – Governor signed – Makes taxpayers responsible for covering ALL children so there is no requirement to be a legal citizen.

HB 3102 Task Force on Medical Assistance Funding

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Requires task force to develop proposal for funding state medical assistance program with assessment on all medical claims processed

HB 2726 Marketing Health Care for all Children in Oregon

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Leaves the amount of monies to be transferred from the general fund to pay for this program blank

HB 3431 Additional Regulations on Certain Hospitals

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Imposes requirements on hospitals with no determination of reimbursement for service

SB 399 Limits Out of Pocket Insured Drug Expense to $250 per Pharmacy Visit

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – limits out of pocket drug expenses to $250 per pharmacy visit

HB 3042 Requires Grants for Culturally Specific Health Care

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Requires grants to culturally specific health care facilities to provide culturally appropriate care

HB 3428 Expands Enrollment of Citizens in Coordinated Care Organizations Without Their Consent.

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Expands the enrollment of citizens in coordinated care organizations without their consent

HB 3431 Imposes Requirements on Hospitals Without Determination of Reimbursement

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Imposes requirements on hospitals with no determination of reimbursement for service

HB 3340A Provides for the Dissemination of Apprenticeship Programs

VOTE: YES – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Provides for the dissemination by the state and by local skills of information about available apprenticeship programs in their area.