Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2591
Allows the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to include as eligible providers physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care provider incentive program.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: The Act lets OHA make rules to include some health care providers in the health care provider incentive program. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for CRNAs and doctors who do anesthesiology. The Act also tells OHA to make rules to let CRNAs and those doctors be part of the health care provider incentive program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1).</i>] [<i>Establishes an income tax credit for physicians who practice anesthesiology and for certified registered nurse anesthetists who do not qualify for rural health care provider tax credits.</i>] [<i>Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.</i>] [<i>Directs</i>]<b> Allows</b> the Oregon Health Authority to <b>adopt rules to</b> include as eligible providers physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care provider incentive program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
2 co-sponsors
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 action14 actions on 12 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Apr 1491 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 17 to Apr 881 days
In the SenateApr 14 to Jun 27 · stopped74 days
Waiting for a committeeApr 14 to Apr 151 day
Health CareApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading55–0
Passed · Apr 14 · 5 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 8
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 – Apr 14
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Jan 30Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 1Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 8Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended
- Apr 9Read a second time
- Apr 14Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 0
In the Senate Apr 15 – Jun 27
- Apr 15Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health Care
- Apr 24Heard in Health Care
- May 20Heard in Health Care
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 14 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Revenue.House of Representatives
- Jan 30Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Revenue be rescinded.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Subsequent referral to Revenue rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
- Apr 9Second reading.House of Representatives
- Apr 10Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Apr 14Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed.House of Representatives
- Apr 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Apr 15Referred to Health Care.Senate
- Apr 24Public Hearing held.Senate
- May 20Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives