l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 2526

Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish toll-free pregnancy resources hotline to provide information and assistance to pregnant persons seeking abortions in this state.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish toll-free pregnancy resources hotline to provide information and assistance to pregnant persons seeking abortions in this state. Defines "medical emergency" for purposes of determining when abortion is medically necessary. Prohibits performance of abortion unless pregnant person consulted with pregnancy resources hotline at least 48 hours prior to procedure. Creates exception. Directs authority to conduct annual records audits to ensure compliance with provisions of Act. Creates penalty for noncompliance of $5,000 for each separate violation. Exempts specified records and information from public disclosure. Creates exceptions.

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

Ed Diehl, Brian Stout, E. Werner Reschke, James Hieb, Mark Owens, Anna Scharf, Kevin Mannix, Christine Goodwin, Cyrus Javadi, Lucetta Elmer, Boomer Wright, Tracy Cramer, Jami Cate

Its course

January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 167 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 16 to Jun 25 · stopped160 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 9 – Jun 25

  1. Jan 9Introduced
  2. Jan 16Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 16Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives