Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3557
Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services offered or provided by the hospital.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Makes a hospital make a public list of standard charges that lists the hospital's regular rates or prices. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services offered or provided by the hospital. Specifies the information that a list of standard charges must include. Requires a hospital to provide each newly created or updated list of standard charges to the Oregon Health Authority. Directs the authority to create an electronic form for submitting complaints to the authority. Directs the authority to require a hospital to take immediate or corrective action to remedy any violations. Provides for a private right of action if a hospital initiates or pursues a collection action for a debt owed on an item or service if the hospital is not in compliance. Provides for civil penalties.
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
Chief co-sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
February 11 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Jun 27 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 121 day
Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 12 to Jun 27 · stopped135 days
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 Feb 11 – Jun 27
- Feb 11Introduced
- Feb 12Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 12Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives