l9n/ Oregon

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2585

Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment professionals and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment professionals and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing. Prohibits denial of access to culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services based on residual hearing ability or previous experience with alternative mode of communication. Requires Oregon Health Authority to appoint advisory committee to advise authority on development and implementation of statewide access by individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing to culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services and programs. 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

1 co-sponsor

Lily Morgan

Its course

January 11 to June 26, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 26 · stopped166 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days

Health CareJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

Behavioral HealthJan 29 to Apr 869 days

Ways and MeansApr 8 to Jun 26 · stopped79 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 House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jun 26

  1. Jan 11Introduced
  2. Jan 19Sent to Health Care
  3. Jan 28Heard in Health Care
  4. Jan 29Health Care reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Behavioral Health
  5. Sent to Behavioral Health
  6. Feb 22Heard in Behavioral Health
  7. Mar 17Heard in Behavioral Health
  8. Apr 8Behavioral Health recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  9. Sent to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 10 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. Jan 28Work Session held.House of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Behavioral Health.House of Representatives
  5. Jan 29Referred to Behavioral Health by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 22Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 8Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 8Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives