l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3942

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide for an expedited licensure process for health care facilities, except long term care facilities and residential facilities that primarily serve persons under 21 years of age.

Became law as Chapter 582, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 126 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Tells OHA to create a fast process for the issuance of licenses for health care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells OHA and DHS to create a fast process for issuing licenses for health care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</i>] <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide for an expedited licensure process for health care facilities, except long term care facilities and residential facilities that primarily serve persons under 21 years of age.</b> Allows a person or governmental unit to use [<i>an</i>] <b>the</b> expedited licensure process to [<i>operate a health care facility, if the license is</i>] <b>apply for a license</b> to operate a health care facility <b>that is</b> in the same physical location and of the same type as a health care facility that previously operated at the location and the previously operated health care facility <b>was</b> closed within the last [<i>24</i>] <b>60</b> months voluntarily or due to financial hardship. Allows an applicant to be issued a provisional license to operate the health care facility while the applicant's application is being processed and reviewed. <b>Makes a person or governmental unit ineligible to use the expedited licensure process if the person or governmental unit voluntarily surrendered a license to operate a health care facility under certain circumstances.</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

2 co-sponsors

Ed Diehl, Boomer Wright

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Sara Gelser Blouin

    Its course

    March 20 to August 13, 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 action34 actions on 30 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 20 to Apr 2233 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 20 to Mar 200 days

    Behavioral Health and Health CareMar 20 to Apr 1425 days

    In the SenateApr 22 to Jun 2463 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 22 to Apr 231 day

    Health CareApr 23 to May 1926 days

    RulesJun 4 to Jun 2319 days

    Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 24 to Jun 306 days

    With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 2424 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading53–1

      Passed · Apr 22 · 6 present

    • Senate, third reading29–0

      Passed · Jun 24 · 1 present

    • House of Representatives, concurrence44–0

      Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 26 · 16 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 14

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 19

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 23

    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 Mar 20 – Apr 22

    1. Mar 20Introduced
    2. Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
    3. Apr 1Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    4. Apr 8Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    5. Apr 14Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended
    6. Apr 15Read a second time
    7. Apr 22Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 1

    In the Senate Apr 23 – Jun 24

    1. Apr 23Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Health Care
    3. May 8Heard in Health Care
    4. May 15Heard in Health Care
    5. May 19Health Care recommended it as amended
    6. May 20Read a second time
    7. Jun 4Sent to Rules
    8. Jun 18Heard in Rules
    9. Jun 23Rules recommended it as amended
    10. Jun 24Read a second time
    11. Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

    Back in the House of Representatives Jun 26 – Jun 30

    1. Jun 26The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 44 to 0
    2. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 13

    1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
    2. Jul 24Signed by the Governor
    3. Aug 13Became chapter 582 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
    All 34 actions, as published
    1. Mar 20First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 20Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
    3. Apr 1Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 14Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 15Second reading.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 16Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 17Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    9. Apr 21Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    10. Apr 22Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 23First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    12. Apr 23Referred to Health Care.Senate
    13. May 8Public Hearing held.Senate
    14. May 15Work Session held.Senate
    15. May 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
    16. May 20Second reading.Senate
    17. May 21Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.Senate
    18. May 22Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.Senate
    19. May 23Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.Senate
    20. May 27Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.Senate
    21. May 28Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
    22. May 29Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
    23. Jun 2Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
    24. Jun 3Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
    25. Jun 4Motion to refer to Committee on Rules carried by voice vote.Senate
    26. Jun 18Work Session held.Senate
    27. Jun 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
    28. Jun 24Second reading.Senate
    29. Jun 24Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.Senate
    30. Jun 26House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
    31. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    32. Jun 30President signed.Senate
    33. Jul 24Governor signed.House of Representatives
    34. Aug 13Chapter 582, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives