l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2506

Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority, to develop statewide policies and practices to support the availability of medications for opioid use disorder in physical health care settings and the transition to care in the community.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act tells the ADPC and OHA to make changes to increase access to SUD treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority, to develop statewide policies and practices to support the availability of medications for opioid use disorder in physical health care settings and the transition to care in the community. Directs the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 30, 2026. Directs the authority<b>, in collaboration with the commission,</b> to develop <b>recommendations to develop</b> an enhanced funding model to [<i>allow low-barrier community substance use disorder clinics</i>]<b> incentivize community-based outpatient providers of substance use disorder treatment</b> to accept referrals from emergency departments and emergency medical services providers and to [<i>treat individuals with</i>] <b>promote the prescribing of</b> medications for opioid use disorder. Repeals the prohibition against operating a methadone clinic within 1,000 feet of a school or licensed child care facility. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

January 13 to June 27, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Addiction and Community Safety ResponseJan 17 to May 6109 days

Ways and MeansMay 6 to Jun 27 · stopped52 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 6

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 27

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Addiction and Community Safety Response
  3. Mar 19Heard in Addiction and Community Safety Response
  4. Apr 30Heard in Addiction and Community Safety Response
  5. May 6Addiction and Community Safety Response recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. May 6Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. May 6Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives