Became law as Chapter 629, Oregon Laws 2019, signed July 23, 2019, 161 days after it was filed. In force from July 23, 2019.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 770
Establishes Task Force on Universal Health Care charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Establishes <b>Task Force on</b> Universal Health Care <i>Commission</i>] charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents. Specifies membership and duties of <i>commission</i>]<b> task force</b>. Requires recommendations to be guided by specified values and principles. Prescribes requirements for plan design and items that <i>commission</i>]<b> task force</b> must consider. Requires <i>commission to first meet by November 1, 2019, and provide first report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by March 15, 2020. Requires commission</i>]<b> members of task force to be appointed by May 31, 2020, and task force </b>to submit to <b>2021 regular session of</b> Legislative Assembly final recommendations <i>by February 1, 2021, or report on work that remains to be completed</i>]<b> for design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan and Health Care for All Oregon Board</b>. <b>Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program. Specifies elements that must be included in plan, to extent feasible. Requires authority to provide report to Legislative Assembly, no later than May 1, 2020, containing discussion of potential eligibility requirements for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option, options for targeting specified groups, recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement plan and any federal approval that would be required to implement plan.</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
Chief co-sponsors
11 co-sponsors
Ginny Burdick, Shemia Fagan, Lew Frederick, Jeff Golden, Floyd Prozanski, Chuck Riley, Kathleen Taylor, Rob Wagner, Mark Hass, Sara Gelser Blouin, Laurie Monnes Anderson
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Alissa Keny-Guyer, Andrea Salinas, Jennifer Williamson
Chief co-sponsors
24 co-sponsors
Teresa Alonso Leon, Janelle Bynum, Margaret Doherty, David Gomberg, Chris Gorsek, Ken Helm, Diego Hernandez, Paul Holvey, Pam Marsh, Susan McLain, Mark Meek, Tiffiny Mitchell, Courtney Neron Misslin, Rob Nosse, Carla Piluso, Karin Power, Rachel Prusak, Dan Rayfield, Jeff Reardon, Tawna Sanchez, Sheri Schouten, Barbara Smith Warner, Marty Wilde, Brad Witt
Its course
February 12 to August 8, 2019, 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 action25 actions on 16 days
In the SenateFeb 12 to Jun 30138 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 12 to Feb 142 days
Health CareFeb 14 to Apr 1661 days
Ways and MeansApr 16 to Jun 14 · moved on59 days
Capital ConstructionJun 14 to Jun 17 · moved on3 days
Ways and MeansJun 17 to Jun 214 days
In the House of RepresentativesJun 30 to Jun 300 days
Waiting for a committeeJun 30 to Jun 300 days
Ways and MeansJun 30 to Jun 300 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 2323 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading19–9
Passed · Jun 30 · 2 present
House of Representatives, third reading37–18
Passed · Jun 30 · 4 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 16
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 21
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 Feb 12 – Jun 30
- Feb 12Introduced
- Feb 14Sent to Health Care
- Apr 1Heard in Health Care
- Apr 3Heard in Health Care
- Apr 8Heard in Health Care
- Apr 16Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 14Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
- Jun 17Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
- Returned to Ways and Means
- Jun 18Heard in Ways and Means
- Jun 21Ways and Means recommended it as amended
- Jun 29Read a second time
- Jun 30Passed the Senate, 19 to 9
In the House of Representatives Jun 30
- Jun 30Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Ways and Means recommended it
- Read a second time
- Passed the House of Representatives, 37 to 18
To the Governor Jul 3 – Aug 8
- Jul 3Signed in the Senate
- Jul 10Signed in the House of Representatives
- Jul 23Signed by the Governor
- Aug 8Became chapter 629 of Oregon Laws 2019
- In force from July 23, 2019
All 25 actions, as published
- Feb 12Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 14Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Apr 1Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 3Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 16Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
- Jun 14Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.Senate
- Jun 17Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 17Returned to Full Committee.Senate
- Jun 18Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 21Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
- Jun 29Second reading.Senate
- Jun 30Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr, Dembrow. Passed.Senate
- Jun 30Gelser, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.Senate
- Jun 30First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jun 30Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Jun 30Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
- Jun 30Rules suspended. Second reading.House of Representatives
- Jun 30Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse, Fahey. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jul 3President signed.Senate
- Jul 10Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jul 23Governor signed.Senate
- Aug 8Chapter 629, 2019 Laws.Senate
- Aug 8Effective date, July 23, 2019.Senate