Became law as Chapter 506, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 177 days after it was filed. In force from September 26, 2025.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3294
Directs that a hospital shall comply with either the nurse staffing plan for a unit if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has been adopted or, if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has not been adopted, the applicable statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for the unit.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: Makes changes to the laws regarding hospital nurse staffing plans. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells OHA to study the effects of House Bill 2697 and give a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the effects of House Bill 2697 (2023). Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Directs that a hospital shall comply with either the nurse staffing plan for a unit if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has been adopted or, if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has not been adopted, the applicable statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for the unit. Allows the Oregon Health Authority to consolidate multiple complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain the same allegations or allegations based on the same set of facts into a single investigation or enforcement action. Directs the authority to give priority to the investigation and disposition of complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain allegations that occur on or after June 1, 2025. Creates a violation for failure to adopt a hospital-wide nurse staffing plan, comply with a nurse staffing plan that has been adopted for a unit, or comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if a nurse staffing plan has not been adopted for a unit. Prohibits the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation for failure to comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if the hospital took certain actions in efforts to comply.</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.
Its course
January 21 to August 7, 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 action23 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Jun 19149 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 21 to Jan 243 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 24 to Apr 874 days
RulesApr 8 to Jun 1669 days
In the SenateJun 19 to Jun 256 days
Waiting for a committeeJun 19 to Jun 190 days
RulesJun 19 to Jun 256 days
With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 1722 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading52–1
Passed · Jun 19 · 7 present
Senate, third reading22–4
Passed · Jun 25 · 4 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 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 21 – Jun 19
- Jan 21Introduced
- Jan 24Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 3Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 8Behavioral Health and Health Care reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- Jun 12Heard in Rules
- Heard in Rules
- Jun 16Rules recommended it as amended
- Jun 17Read a second time
- Jun 19Passed the House of Representatives, 52 to 1
In the Senate Jun 19 – Jun 25
- Jun 19Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Rules
- Jun 20Heard in Rules
- Jun 23Heard in Rules
- Jun 25Rules recommended it
- Read a second time
- Passed the Senate, 22 to 4
To the Governor Jun 27 – Aug 7
- Jun 27Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- Jul 17Signed by the Governor
- Aug 7Became chapter 506 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from September 26, 2025
All 23 actions, as published
- Jan 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 24Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 3Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 12Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
- Jun 16Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 17Second reading.House of Representatives
- Jun 18Rules suspended. Carried over to June 19, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Jun 19Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jun 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jun 19Referred to Rules.Senate
- Jun 20Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 23Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
- Jun 25Second reading.Senate
- Jun 25Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
- Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jun 27President signed.Senate
- Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Aug 7Chapter 506, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.House of Representatives