l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2940

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist.

Became law as Chapter 301, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 11, 2025, 149 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Tells OHA to make a program to provide EDs in real time a notice when a patient has an inherited blood disorder. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).</b> [<i>Digest: Creates a task force to create a protocol for assessing and treating persons with inherited blood disorders. Tells the task force to submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>] [<i>Establishes the Task Force on Hemoglobinopathies and Sickle Cell Disease. Requires the task force to develop and establish a statewide protocol for assessing and treating individuals with hemoglobinopathies. Directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care no later than December 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist. Directs the authority to consult with interested stakeholders on how to implement the program.</b> 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

5 co-sponsors

Emily McIntire, Hai Pham, Shannon Isadore, Ed Diehl, Farrah Chaichi

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Lew Frederick, James Manning Jr., Aaron Woods

    Its course

    January 13 to June 23, 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 action28 actions on 24 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Apr 23100 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 17 to Apr 1689 days

    In the SenateApr 23 to Jun 341 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 23 to Apr 241 day

    Health CareApr 24 to May 2026 days

    With the GovernorJun 3 to Jun 118 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading57–0

      Passed · Apr 23 · 3 present

    • Senate, third reading30–0

      Passed · Jun 3

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 16

    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 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 16Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended
    6. Apr 17Read a second time
    7. Apr 23Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 0

    In the Senate Apr 24 – Jun 3

    1. Apr 24Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Health Care
    3. May 13Heard in Health Care
    4. May 15Heard in Health Care
    5. May 20Health Care recommended it
    6. Read a second time
    7. Jun 3Passed the Senate, 30 to 0

    To the Governor Jun 4 – Jun 23

    1. Jun 4Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Signed in the Senate
    3. Jun 11Signed by the Governor
    4. Jun 23Became chapter 301 of Oregon Laws 2025
    All 28 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 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 16Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 17Second reading.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 21Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    9. Apr 22Rules suspended. Carried over to April 23, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    10. Apr 23Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 24First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    12. Apr 24Referred to Health Care.Senate
    13. May 13Public Hearing held.Senate
    14. May 15Work Session held.Senate
    15. May 20Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
    16. May 20Second reading.Senate
    17. May 21Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.Senate
    18. May 22Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.Senate
    19. May 23Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.Senate
    20. May 27Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.Senate
    21. May 28Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
    22. May 29Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
    23. Jun 2Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
    24. Jun 3Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Senate
    25. Jun 4Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    26. Jun 4President signed.Senate
    27. Jun 11Governor signed.House of Representatives
    28. Jun 23Chapter 301, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.House of Representatives