Oregon House Bill 2939 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Failed on June 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-27 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act makes a hospital that wants to close or cease, reduce or relocate health services first give notice 275 days in advance. Allows the OHA to impose civil penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations.

Relating to the provision of health services offered by hospitals.

Rep. Zach Hudson [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Mark Gamba [D]	Rep. Nancy Nathanson [D]
Rep. Hoa Nguyen [D]	Rep. Mark Owens [R]	Rep. Jules Walters [D]	Sen. Deb Patterson [D]
Sen. Khanh Pham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2939
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2939/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83912