l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3226

Includes pharmacy services administrative organizations within the definition of pharmacies for the purpose of ensuring that pharmacy benefit managers are subject to laws regulating their activities even if their contracts are with pharmacy services administrative organizations.

Became law as Chapter 303, 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.

Digest: Says that if a person that takes claims from drug stores for payment under a health plan signs a contract with another person that acts for the drug stores, the person must still obey the laws that govern pharmacy benefit managers. Says that the person that acts for or signs contracts for the drug stores must get a license to do that business. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.0). Includes pharmacy services administrative organizations within the definition of pharmacies for the purpose of ensuring that pharmacy benefit managers are subject to laws regulating their activities even if their contracts are with pharmacy services administrative organizations. Requires pharmacy services administrative organizations to register with the Department of Consumer and Business Services as third party administrators. <b>Specifies exemptions from the registration requirement.</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

4 co-sponsors

Kim Wallan, Boomer Wright, Jules Walters, Mark Gamba

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    David Brock Smith, Deb Patterson

    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 action27 actions on 24 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 780 days

    In the SenateApr 14 to Jun 350 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 14 to Apr 151 day

    Health CareApr 15 to May 2035 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 reading55–0

      Passed · Apr 14 · 5 present

    • Senate, third reading30–0

      Passed · Jun 3

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 7

    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

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
    3. Feb 6Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    4. Apr 1Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    5. Apr 7Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended
    6. Apr 8Read a second time
    7. Apr 14Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 0

    In the Senate Apr 15 – Jun 3

    1. Apr 15Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Health Care
    3. May 1Heard in Health Care
    4. May 13Heard 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 303 of Oregon Laws 2025
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 17Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 8Second reading.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 9Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 10Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    9. Apr 14Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed.House of Representatives
    10. Apr 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    11. Apr 15Referred to Health Care.Senate
    12. May 1Public Hearing held.Senate
    13. May 13Work Session held.Senate
    14. May 20Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
    15. May 20Second reading.Senate
    16. May 21Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.Senate
    17. May 22Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.Senate
    18. May 23Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.Senate
    19. May 27Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.Senate
    20. May 28Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
    21. May 29Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
    22. Jun 2Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
    23. Jun 3Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.Senate
    24. Jun 4Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 4President signed.Senate
    26. Jun 11Governor signed.House of Representatives
    27. Jun 23Chapter 303, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.House of Representatives