l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4092

Requires the Oregon Health Authority to conduct a study to determine the funding required for each community mental health program to provide the services and perform the functions required by law related to individuals with behavioral health disorders in specified age groups.

Became law as Chapter 80, Oregon Laws 2024, signed April 4, 2024, 59 days after it was filed. In force from April 4, 2024.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act requires the OHA to study how much money local mental health programs need to comply with state laws. The Act requires the OHA to contract with a certain council to work with a group of people who provide mental health and substance use treatment. The Act requires the group to study the impact of state laws on the providers' ability to do their jobs. The Act requires the council to report to the legislature, by certain dates, the group's findings and any ideas for changes to state laws. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to conduct a study to determine the funding required for each community mental health program to provide the services and perform the functions required by law related to individuals with behavioral health disorders in specified age groups. Requires the authority to compile a report of the findings from the study by January 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter. Requires the authority to contract with the Oregon Council for Behavioral Health to work with a group of mental health and substance use treatment providers to study the statutory and regulatory framework for behavioral health systems and make recommendations for changes to the laws to address redundancies, contradictions and outdated language, to define and clarify the roles and responsibilities of behavioral health system partners and to ensure a regulatory framework that is better for providers and consumers of behavioral health services. Specifies the membership and duties of the group. Requires the group to submit reports to the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2024, and December 15, 2025. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Declares an 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

9 co-sponsors

Ben Bowman, Maxine Dexter, Ed Diehl, Hai Pham, Thuy Tran, Ricki Ruiz, Boomer Wright, James Hieb, Bobby Levy

Its course

February 5 to April 10, 2024, 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 action22 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 731 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 5 to Feb 2217 days

Ways and MeansFeb 22 to Feb 29 · moved on7 days

Capital ConstructionFeb 29 to Mar 6 · moved on6 days

Ways and MeansMar 6 to Mar 71 day

In the SenateMar 7 to Mar 70 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 7 to Mar 70 days

Ways and MeansMar 7 to Mar 70 days

With the GovernorMar 7 to Apr 428 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading55–1

    Passed · Mar 7 · 4 present

  • Senate, third reading21–7

    Passed · Mar 7 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 22

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

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 Feb 5 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Feb 6Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Feb 19Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  5. Feb 22Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Feb 29Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
  8. Mar 6Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  9. Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  10. Returned to Ways and Means
  11. Mar 7Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Read a second time
  13. Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 1

In the Senate Mar 7

  1. Mar 7Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 21 to 7

To the Governor Mar 13 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 13Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 19Signed in the Senate
  3. Apr 4Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 10Became chapter 80 of Oregon Laws 2024, in force from April 4, 2024
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 22Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 22Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 29Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Mar 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. Mar 6Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  11. Mar 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  12. Mar 7Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Mar 7Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
  14. Mar 7First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  15. Mar 7Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  16. Mar 7Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
  17. Mar 7Rules suspended. Second reading.Senate
  18. Mar 7Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
  19. Mar 13Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  20. Mar 19President signed.Senate
  21. Apr 4Governor signed.House of Representatives
  22. Apr 10Chapter 80, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024.House of Representatives