Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
Senate Bill 27
Creates Oregon Better Health Trust Fund to pool state and federal expenditures for health care in Oregon and to finance treatment of defined set of essential health conditions for all Oregonians.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Creates <i>Oregon Health Fund</i>] <b>Oregon Better Health Trust Fund</b> to pool state and federal expenditures for health care in Oregon and to finance treatment of defined set of essential health conditions for all Oregonians. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to <i>Oregon Health Plan Board</i>] <b>Oregon Better Health Board</b> for purpose of providing health services to all Oregon residents. <i>Creates Oregon Health Fund Board to manage Oregon Health Fund.</i>] <b>Establishes Oregon Better Health Design Board to develop blueprint for national reform and to create defined set of essential health conditions for which benefits should be provided. Establishes Oregon Better Health Design Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board for board purposes.</b> Requires board to establish certain subcommittees for specified purposes. <i>Restructures Health Services Commission and</i>] Imposes new criteria <b>on Health Services Commission</b> for developing prioritized list of health conditions. <i>Requires Governor, within 90 days of passage of Act, to request congressional approval to redirect federal moneys into Oregon Health Fund, contingent upon development of implementation plan by Oregon Health Fund Board. Requires Governor, upon approval of request, to submit implementation plan to next following regular session of Legislative Assembly for consideration.</i>] <b>Requires Governor to present plan developed by Oregon Better Health Design Board as legislative proposal to Legislative Assembly. Specifies components of proposal.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Ginny Burdick, Peter Courtney, Ryan Deckert, Avel Gordly, Jeff Kruse, Rick Metsger, Bill Morrisette, Frank Morse, Floyd Prozanski, Kurt Schrader, Jackie Winters
Chief co-sponsors
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Deborah Boone, Peter Buckley, Ben Cannon, Brian Clem, Jean Cowan, Mitch Greenlick, Bob Jenson, Betty Komp, Tina Kotek, Diane Rosenbaum, Carolyn Tomei
Chief co-sponsors
Its course
March 5 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 7 days
In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 28 · stopped115 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 5 to Mar 72 days
Health Care ReformMar 7 to May 862 days
Ways and MeansMay 8 to Jun 28 · stopped51 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 5 – Jun 28
- Mar 5Introduced
- Mar 7Sent to Health Care Reform
- Mar 12Heard in Health Care Reform
- Mar 14Heard in Health Care Reform
- Apr 30Heard in Health Care Reform
- May 8Health Care Reform reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Mar 5Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 7Referred to Health Care Reform, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Mar 12Public Hearing held.Senate
- Mar 14Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 30Work Session held.Senate
- May 8Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng)Senate
- May 8Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.Senate