l9n/ Oregon

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2359

Requires health care providers to work with health care interpreters from health care interpreter registry operated by Oregon Health Authority to provide interpretation services.

Became law as Chapter 453, Oregon Laws 2021, signed July 14, 2021, 184 days after it was filed. In force from July 14, 2021.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires health care providers to work with health care interpreters from health care interpreter registry operated by Oregon Health Authority to provide interpretation services. Requires health professional regulatory boards, Department of Human Services and authority to adopt rules to enforce requirement. Provides exceptions. Requires interpretation service companies to only employ or contract with health care interpreters listed on health care registry, subject to exceptions. Requires Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters to develop and approve standards for testing, qualification and certification of certain health care interpreters. Requires authority to train and certify or qualify health care interpreters and maintain central registry of certified or qualified health care interpreters. Requires coordinated care organizations to work with health care interpreters listed on health care interpreter registry. Makes certain health care interpreters subject workers for purposes of workers' compensation benefits. 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 House of Representatives

13 co-sponsors

Rob Nosse, Teresa Alonso Leon, Maxine Dexter, Dacia Grayber, Andrea Valderrama, Sheri Schouten, Wlnsvey Campos, Janeen Sollman, Janelle Bynum, Tawna Sanchez, Khanh Pham, Lisa Reynolds, Gary Leif

In the Senate

Its course

January 11 to September 25, 2021, 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 action23 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 17157 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days

Health CareJan 19 to Apr 1990 days

Ways and MeansApr 19 to Jun 3 · moved on45 days

Human ServicesJun 3 to Jun 8 · moved on5 days

Ways and MeansJun 8 to Jun 157 days

In the SenateJun 17 to Jun 225 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 17 to Jun 170 days

Ways and MeansJun 17 to Jun 214 days

With the GovernorJun 22 to Jul 1422 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading50–9

    Passed · Jun 17

  • Senate, third reading21–8

    Passed · Jun 22 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 19

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 15

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jun 17

  1. Jan 11Introduced
  2. Jan 19Sent to Health Care
  3. Mar 2Heard in Health Care
  4. Apr 13Heard in Health Care
  5. Apr 19Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 3Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
  8. Jun 8Heard in Human Services Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 11Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Jun 15Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Jun 17Read a second time
  13. Passed the House of Representatives, 50 to 9

In the Senate Jun 17 – Jun 22

  1. Jun 17Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 21Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 22Passed the Senate, 21 to 8

To the Governor Jun 24 – Sep 25

  1. Jun 24Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 26Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 14Signed by the Governor
  4. Sep 25Became chapter 453 of Oregon Laws 2021, in force from July 14, 2021
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 19Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 19Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 3Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 8Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 17Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 17Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Salinas. Passed.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 17First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  15. Jun 17Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  16. Jun 21Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
  17. Jun 21Second reading.Senate
  18. Jun 22Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.Senate
  19. Jun 22Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.Senate
  20. Jun 24Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 26President signed.Senate
  22. Jul 14Governor signed.House of Representatives
  23. Sep 25Chapter 453, (2021 Laws): Effective date July 14, 2021.House of Representatives