Became law as Chapter 450, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 26, 2025, 112 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3912
Requires an individual who uses the title "doctor" in connection with a health care profession to designate on specified material, including social media and professional name badges, the health care profession in which the individual earned a doctoral degree.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act makes a person who says they are a doctor on some materials say in what health care profession they are a doctor. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.6). Requires an individual who uses the title "doctor" in connection with a health care profession to designate on specified material, including social media and professional name badges, the health care profession in which the individual earned a doctoral degree.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 6 to July 25, 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 action19 actions on 17 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Apr 1439 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 6 to Mar 104 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareMar 10 to Apr 829 days
In the SenateApr 14 to Jun 1764 days
Waiting for a committeeApr 14 to Apr 151 day
Health CareApr 15 to Jun 1662 days
With the GovernorJun 17 to Jun 269 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 reading22–7
Passed · Jun 17 · 1 present
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 Mar 6 – Apr 14
- Mar 6Introduced
- Mar 10Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Mar 18Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 3Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 8Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it
- Apr 9Read a second time
- Apr 14Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 0
In the Senate Apr 15 – Jun 17
- Apr 15Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health Care
- Apr 29Heard in Health Care
- May 20Heard in Health Care
- Jun 16Health Care recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 17Passed the Senate, 22 to 7
To the Governor Jun 19 – Jul 25
- Jun 19Signed in the House of Representatives
- Jun 20Signed in the Senate
- Jun 26Signed by the Governor
- Jul 25Became chapter 450 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 19 actions, as published
- Mar 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 10Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Mar 18Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 3Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
- Apr 9Second reading.House of Representatives
- Apr 10Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Apr 14Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed.House of Representatives
- Apr 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Apr 15Referred to Health Care.Senate
- Apr 29Public Hearing held.Senate
- May 20Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 16Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
- Jun 16Second reading.Senate
- Jun 17Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Senate
- Jun 19Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jun 20President signed.Senate
- Jun 26Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Jul 25Chapter 450, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives