l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2059

Establishes the Residential Behavioral Health Capacity Program within the Oregon Health Authority to fund behavioral health programs that are determined by the authority to increase residential behavioral health capacity throughout this state.

Became law as Chapter 470, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from July 17, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act creates a program to fund certain mental health and SUD treatment programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Establishes the Residential Behavioral Health Capacity Program within the Oregon Health Authority to fund behavioral health programs that are determined by the authority to increase residential behavioral health capacity throughout this state. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

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

7 co-sponsors

Zach Hudson, Ed Diehl, Hoa Nguyen, April Dobson, Willy Chotzen, Shannon Isadore, Jason Kropf

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Mark Meek, Courtney Neron Misslin

    Its course

    January 13 to August 7, 2025, 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 15 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 23161 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

    Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jun 6 · moved on52 days

    Human ServicesJun 6 to Jun 10 · moved on4 days

    Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 199 days

    In the SenateJun 23 to Jun 241 day

    Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 230 days

    Ways and MeansJun 23 to Jun 241 day

    With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 1723 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading42–2

      Passed · Jun 23 · 16 present

    • Senate, third reading20–9

      Passed · Jun 24 · 1 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 15

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 19

    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 13 – Jun 23

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
    3. Mar 25Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    4. Apr 8Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    5. Apr 15Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    6. Sent to Ways and Means
    7. Jun 6Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
    8. Jun 10Heard in Human Services Subcommittee
    9. Returned to Ways and Means
    10. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
    11. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
    12. Jun 20Read a second time
    13. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 42 to 2

    In the Senate Jun 23 – Jun 24

    1. Jun 23Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Ways and Means
    3. Jun 24Ways and Means recommended it
    4. Read a second time
    5. Passed the Senate, 20 to 9

    To the Governor Jun 26 – Aug 7

    1. Jun 26Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Signed in the Senate
    3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
    4. Aug 7Became chapter 470 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from July 17, 2025
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 17Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    7. Jun 6Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.House of Representatives
    8. Jun 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
    9. Jun 10Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
    10. Jun 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
    11. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    12. Jun 20Second reading.House of Representatives
    13. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
    14. Jun 23First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    15. Jun 23Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
    16. Jun 24Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
    17. Jun 24Second reading.Senate
    18. Jun 24Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Senate
    19. Jun 26Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    20. Jun 26President signed.Senate
    21. Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
    22. Aug 7Chapter 470, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.House of Representatives