Oregon House Bill 2585 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on June 26 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-26 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment professionals and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing. Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment professionals and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing. Prohibits denial of access to culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services based on residual hearing ability or previous experience with alternative mode of communication. Requires Oregon Health Authority to appoint advisory committee to advise authority on development and implementation of statewide access by individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing to culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services and programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to mental health services provided to individuals with impaired abilities to hear sounds; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Ronald Noble [R]

Rep. Lily Morgan [R]

2021-03-17 - House - House Committee Do pass. Refer to Ways and Means (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House Committee Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Behavioral Health (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-26	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2021-04-08	House	Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
2021-04-08	House	Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
2021-03-17	House	Work Session held.
2021-02-22	House	Public Hearing held.
2021-01-29	House	Referred to Behavioral Health by order of Speaker.
2021-01-29	House	Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Behavioral Health.
2021-01-28	House	Work Session held.
2021-01-19	House	Referred to Health Care.
2021-01-11	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2585
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2585/Introduced
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/31064
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/31437