l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1029

Prohibits the recovery of medical assistance from an individual's estate under circumstances in which a child had been living in the individual's home and providing care to the individual.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act creates a new exception to laws that allow the state to take back medical assistance paid to a person from the person's estate. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Prohibits the recovery of medical assistance from an individual's estate under circumstances in which a child had been living in the individual's home and providing care to the individual.<b> Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to seek any necessary federal approval.</b> [<i>Removes the prohibition against the transfer of real or personal property without adequate consideration by recipients of medical assistance or recipients of assistance under the Oregon Supplemental Income Program.</i>] <b>Becomes operative on the date that notice of federal approval is received.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    SHS

    Its course

    February 18 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 action8 actions on 6 days

    In the SenateFeb 18 to Jun 27 · stopped129 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 180 days

    Human ServicesFeb 18 to Apr 1556 days

    Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 15

    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 Senate Feb 18 – Jun 27

    1. Feb 18Introduced
    2. Sent to Human Services
    3. Mar 4Heard in Human Services
    4. Apr 3Heard in Human Services
    5. Apr 8Heard in Human Services
    6. Apr 15Human Services recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    7. Sent to Ways and Means
    8. Jun 27Died when the session ended
    All 8 actions, as published
    1. Feb 18Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Feb 18Referred to Human Services.Senate
    3. Mar 4Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Apr 3Work Session held.Senate
    5. Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
    6. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    7. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
    8. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate