l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3727

Allows a physician or physician associate to use telemedicine to practice medicine or provide health care services under specified circumstances to a patient located out of state.

Became law as Chapter 357, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 20, 2025, 115 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act says a doctor or PA can sometimes give care to their patient who is temporarily out of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6). Allows a physician or physician associate to use telemedicine to practice medicine or provide health care services under specified circumstances to a patient located out of state. <b>Clarifies that the physician or physician associate is subject to the laws regulating the practice of medicine in the jurisdiction where the patient is located.</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

4 co-sponsors

Hai Pham, Ed Diehl, Cyrus Javadi, Mari Watanabe

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Lisa Reynolds, David Brock Smith

    Its course

    February 25 to July 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 action27 actions on 24 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Apr 1448 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 25 to Feb 272 days

    Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 27 to Apr 739 days

    In the SenateApr 14 to Jun 1158 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 14 to Apr 151 day

    Health CareApr 15 to May 2843 days

    With the GovernorJun 11 to Jun 209 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 reading29–0

      Passed · Jun 11 · 1 present

    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.

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    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 25 – Apr 14

    1. Feb 25Introduced
    2. Feb 27Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
    3. Mar 13Heard 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 11

    1. Apr 15Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Health Care
    3. May 6Heard in Health Care
    4. May 20Heard in Health Care
    5. May 28Health Care recommended it
    6. Read a second time
    7. Jun 11Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

    To the Governor Jun 12 – Jul 7

    1. Jun 12Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Signed in the Senate
    3. Jun 20Signed by the Governor
    4. Jul 7Became chapter 357 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Feb 25First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 27Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 13Public 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 Helm. Passed.House of Representatives
    10. Apr 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    11. Apr 15Referred to Health Care.Senate
    12. May 6Public Hearing held.Senate
    13. May 20Work Session held.Senate
    14. May 28Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
    15. May 28Second reading.Senate
    16. May 29Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
    17. Jun 2Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
    18. Jun 3Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
    19. Jun 4Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.Senate
    20. Jun 5Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.Senate
    21. Jun 9Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.Senate
    22. Jun 10Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.Senate
    23. Jun 11Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.Senate
    24. Jun 12Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 12President signed.Senate
    26. Jun 20Governor signed.House of Representatives
    27. Jul 7Chapter 357, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives