Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3326
Establishes the Seniors Emergency Dental Program in the Oregon Health Authority to provide certain emergency dental services to eligible low-income seniors without any corresponding copayments, deductibles or cost sharing required.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: The Act creates a program to provide emergency dental care to certain people who are 65 years of age or older. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to study access to dental care for seniors. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study barriers to accessing dental care for seniors. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health no later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Establishes the Seniors Emergency Dental Program in the Oregon Health Authority to provide certain emergency dental services to eligible low-income seniors without any corresponding copayments, deductibles or cost sharing required. <b>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
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 June 27, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Jun 27 · stopped157 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 21 to Jan 243 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 24 to Apr 1682 days
Ways and MeansApr 16 to Jun 27 · stopped72 days
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 21 – Jun 27
- Jan 21Introduced
- Jan 24Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Mar 13Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 8Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 16Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 24Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Mar 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 16Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives