Oregon House Bill 3420 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-1)
Status: Failed on June 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-25 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions. Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions. Allows health care facility to refuse to perform procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide. Allows person to bring action for damages and equitable relief against health care facility, health professional regulatory agency, employer or school for violation. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff.

Relating to participation in medical procedures.

Rep. Tracy Cramer [R]	Rep. Emily McIntire [R]	Rep. Brian Stout [R]	Rep. Bobby Levy [R]
Rep. Court Boice [R]	Rep. Jami Cate [R]	Rep. Ed Diehl [R]	Rep. Christine Goodwin [R]
Rep. Cyrus Javadi [R]	Rep. Rick Lewis [R]	Rep. Kevin Mannix [R]	Rep. Virgle Osborne [R]
Rep. Mark Owens [R]	Rep. Werner Reschke [R]	Rep. Anna Scharf [R]	Rep. Boomer Wright [R]
Sen. Brian Boquist [I]	Sen. Art Robinson [R]	Sen. Kim Thatcher [R]	Sen. Suzanne Weber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-25	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2023-03-03	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
2023-02-28	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3420
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3420/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/74683