OR SB844 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-13 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Unknown
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 some laws about labs, overdose reports and terms about the environment. The Act makes a new law to keep some information secret. The Act also lets OHA have more contracts for school-based health centers. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.5). Changes the date by which the Oregon Health Authority report on opioid and opiate overdoses is due to the Legislative Assembly. Changes the definition of "hemodialysis technician." Requires the authority to keep confidential specified information related to psilocybin licensees, license applicants and permit holders. Defines "environmental health." Changes requirements for authorizations for certain environmental health occupations and professions. Aligns state regulations of clinical laboratories with federal law. Broadens the authority's ability to enter into contracts for purposes of supporting school-based health centers.
Title
Relating to public health.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2025-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading in Concurrence (Y: 20 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-26 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2025-06-26 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 15 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-03 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Engrossed.) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-26 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2025-06-26 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 15 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-03 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Engrossed.) (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 624, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-07-31 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 20; Nays, 9--Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 1--Thatcher. |
| 2025-06-26 | House | Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. Ayes, 39; Nays, 5--Boice, Elmer, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 9--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 7--Boshart Davis, Gamba, Helfrich, Lively, Mannix, McLain, Nathanson. |
| 2025-06-26 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-26 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed. |
| 2025-06-26 | House | Work Session held. |
| 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 Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber. |
| 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. |
| 2025-06-07 | Senate | Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Health Care. |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
