Became law as Chapter 388, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 24, 2025, 162 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3134
Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: Tells some insurers to report more data to DCBS and makes rules about prior authorization for some procedures. Tells some insurers to use a program by a set date. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act tells insurers, PEBB, OEBB and CCOs to exempt some health care providers from prior authorization in some situations and makes rules about how to do so. Adds reporting rules for these insurers to DCBS and OHA. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</i>] [<i>Creates a process that exempts certain health care providers from prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances.</i>] Requires additional reporting<b> about prior authorization</b> to the Department of Consumer and Business Services<b> from insurers offering a health benefit plan</b> and tells the department to make [<i>certain</i>]<b> this</b> data publicly available. [<i>Applies these requirements to commercial health insurance, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Creates restrictions for prior authorization requirements during certain surgical procedures for insurers offering a health benefit plan. Requires certain insurers offering a health benefit plan to implement a prior authorization programming interface by January 1, 2027.</b>
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
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 13 to July 25, 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 action31 actions on 28 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to May 7114 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 17 to Apr 1487 days
RulesApr 14 to May 521 days
In the SenateMay 7 to Jun 1236 days
Waiting for a committeeMay 7 to May 81 day
Health CareMay 8 to May 2719 days
With the GovernorJun 12 to Jun 2412 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading49–0
Passed · May 7 · 11 present
Senate, third reading28–0
Passed · Jun 12 · 2 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 5
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 – May 7
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Mar 27Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 8Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 14Behavioral Health and Health Care reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- Apr 23Heard in Rules
- Apr 30Heard in Rules
- May 5Rules recommended it as amended
- May 6Read a second time
- May 7Passed the House of Representatives, 49 to 0
In the Senate May 8 – Jun 12
- May 8Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health Care
- May 13Heard in Health Care
- May 20Heard in Health Care
- May 27Health Care recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 12Passed the Senate, 28 to 0
To the Governor Jun 13 – Jul 25
- Jun 13Signed in the House of Representatives
- Jun 16Signed in the Senate
- Jun 24Signed by the Governor
- Jul 25Became chapter 388 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 31 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Mar 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 14Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 14Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Apr 23Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
- May 5Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- May 6Second reading.House of Representatives
- May 7Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
- May 8First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- May 8Referred to Health Care.Senate
- May 13Public Hearing held.Senate
- May 20Work Session held.Senate
- May 27Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
- May 27Second reading.Senate
- May 28Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
- May 29Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 2Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 3Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 4Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 5Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 9Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 10Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 11Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Jun 12Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
- Jun 13Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jun 16President signed.Senate
- Jun 24Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Jul 25Chapter 388, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives