l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2741

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to maintain a state public health laboratory, administer a newborn bloodspot screening program and implement additional programs related to newborn bloodspot screening.

Became law as Chapter 203, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 28, 2025, 135 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act tells the OHA to have a public health laboratory and to run a program for testing newborns. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to maintain a state public health laboratory, administer a newborn bloodspot screening program and implement additional programs related to newborn bloodspot screening. 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 the authority. Creates an exemption for parents or guardians who oppose screening of an 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.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Shannon Isadore, Mark Owens, Courtney Neron Misslin, Lesly Muñoz

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Aaron Woods, Kayse Jama

Its course

January 13 to June 11, 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 action21 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Mar 1763 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 17 to Mar 1254 days

In the SenateMar 17 to May 1357 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 17 to Mar 181 day

Early Childhood and Behavioral HealthMar 18 to May 750 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMay 13 to May 207 days

With the GovernorMay 20 to May 288 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading52–1

    Passed · Mar 17 · 7 present

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · May 13 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence51–1

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · May 19 · 7 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 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 Jan 13 – Mar 17

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Feb 25Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Mar 6Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  5. Mar 12Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it
  6. Mar 13Read a second time
  7. Mar 17Passed the House of Representatives, 52 to 1

In the Senate Mar 18 – May 13

  1. Mar 18Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  3. Apr 17Heard in Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  4. May 1Heard in Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  5. May 7Early Childhood and Behavioral Health recommended it as amended
  6. May 8Read a second time
  7. May 13Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives May 19 – May 20

  1. May 19The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 51 to 1
  2. May 20Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor May 20 – Jun 11

  1. May 20Signed in the Senate
  2. May 28Signed by the Governor
  3. Jun 11Became chapter 203 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 21 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. Feb 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 12Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 12Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 13Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 17Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Mar 18First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Mar 18Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.Senate
  11. Apr 17Public Hearing held.Senate
  12. May 1Work Session held.Senate
  13. May 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  14. May 8Second reading.Senate
  15. May 12Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.Senate
  16. May 13Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.Senate
  17. May 19House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
  18. May 20Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  19. May 20President signed.Senate
  20. May 28Governor signed.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 11Chapter 203, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives