OR HB2015 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-13 - Chapter 560, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-13 - Chapter 560, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act tells OHA to make new rules and study certain residential mental health settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to conduct studies and adopt rules relating to residential treatment facilities, residential treatment homes, secure residential treatment facilities and secure residential treatment homes. Requires the authority to report findings and recommendations to the Legislative Assembly. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Title
Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| Rep. Robert Nosse [D] | Rep. Ed Diehl [R] | Rep. Darin Harbick [R] | Rep. Hai Pham [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 45 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-06-13 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 45 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-06-13 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | House | Chapter 560, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025. |
| 2025-07-24 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Gelser Blouin, granted unanimous consent to change vote to nay. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 9--Bonham, Gelser Blouin, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Thatcher. |
| 2025-06-20 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-20 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | First reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2025-06-18 | House | Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 45; Nays, 6--Boice, Cate, Drazan, Osborne, Reschke, Yunker; Excused, 7--Boshart Davis, McIntire, Munoz, Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Breese-Iverson, Nathanson. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-06 | House | Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-01-13 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
