OR SB739 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on August 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-13 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on August 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-13 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act changes oversight laws for certain types of long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Modifies the requirements for investigations of a residential care facility following a complaint of a licensing violation. Prohibits exceptions to statutory licensing requirements for residential care facilities. Requires a residential care facility to notify a resident's designated contact person of a substantiated licensing violation or abuse finding or of the facility's placement in the enhanced oversight and supervision program. Requires an applicant for a license to operate a residential care facility, if the applicant does not have experience in the operation or management of a residential care facility, to contract with an experienced consultant or management company. Adds new requirements for obtaining a license to operate a residential facility or an adult foster home. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to inspect residential facilities and adult foster homes under certain conditions. Permits the department to extend the duration of an adult foster home license to two years if the department determines that the home has been in substantial compliance for three consecutive years.
Title
Relating to long term care oversight.
Sponsors
| Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D] | Sen. Deb Patterson [D] | Sen. Courtney Neron Misslin [D] | Sen. David Smith [R] |
| Sen. Janeen Sollman [D] | Rep. Cyrus Javadi [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-06-26 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 29 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. Refer to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 29 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. Refer to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | Senate | Effective date, January 1, 2026. |
| 2025-08-13 | Senate | Chapter 619, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-07-31 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-06-26 | House | Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. Ayes, 48; Excused, 8--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Boice, Fragala, Levy B, Sosa. |
| 2025-06-25 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-25 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-06-23 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 29; Nays, 1--Robinson. |
| 2025-06-20 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-06 | Senate | Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means. |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
