Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 973
Directs Oregon Health Authority to maintain state public health laboratory, administer newborn bloodspot screening program and implement educational program for newborn bloodspot screening program.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to maintain state public health laboratory, administer newborn bloodspot screening program and implement educational program for newborn bloodspot screening program. Requires health care providers and health care facilities to ensure collection and delivery of specimens for newborn bloodspot screening and report certain test results to authority. Creates exemption for parents or guardians who oppose screening of infant for religious or philosophical reasons.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 22 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 SenateFeb 22 to Jun 25 · stopped123 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 22 to Feb 231 day
Health CareFeb 23 to Jun 25 · stopped122 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 Feb 22 – Jun 25
- Feb 22Introduced
- Feb 23Sent to Health Care
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 22Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 23Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate