Oregon House Bill 3351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
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 Oregon join a compact to let counselors from other states work in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Enacts the interstate Counseling Compact. Allows the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists to disclose specified information to the Counseling Compact Commission. Exempts individuals authorized to work as professional counselors under the Compact privilege to practice from the requirement to obtain a license from the board. Allows the board to use moneys to meet financial obligations imposed on the State of Oregon as a result of participation in the Compact. Becomes operative on January 1, 2028. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to a counseling licensure compact; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Ed Diehl [R]	Rep. Darin Harbick [R]	Rep. Zach Hudson [D]	Rep. Cyrus Javadi [D]
Rep. Emily McIntire [R]	Rep. Mark Owens [R]	Rep. Hai Pham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-18	House	Public Hearing held.
2025-01-30	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
2025-01-28	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3351
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3351/Introduced
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27605
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/85323
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/291248
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/291669