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 3902
Directs the Oregon State Board of Nursing to establish an advisory committee to study the nursing educator shortage and make recommendations to address the issues identified by the committee.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act directs the Oregon State Board of Nursing to form groups to study shortages in the field of nursing. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Directs the Oregon State Board of Nursing to establish an advisory committee to study the nursing educator shortage and make recommendations to address the issues identified by the committee. Requires a report on the nursing education shortage to the board and to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than March 15, 2026. Directs the board to dissolve the first advisory committee by March 31, 2026. Directs the board to then establish an advisory committee to study recruitment and retention challenges in the nursing workforce and make recommendations to address the issues identified by the committee. Requires a report on the nursing workforce to the board and to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. <b>Allows the board to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to convene the advisory committees.</b> Sunsets on June 2, 2027. [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</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
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Shannon Isadore, Emily McIntire, Lesly Muñoz, Hai Pham, Ricki Ruiz
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 27 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 action10 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 45 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareMar 4 to Apr 1643 days
Ways and MeansApr 16 to Jun 13 · moved on58 days
Capital ConstructionJun 13 to Jun 16 · moved on3 days
Ways and MeansJun 16 to Jun 27 · stopped11 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 Feb 27 – Jun 27
- Feb 27Introduced
- Mar 4Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Mar 25Heard 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 13Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
- Jun 16Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
- Returned to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 10 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Mar 25Public 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 13Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.House of Representatives
- Jun 16Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 16Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives