l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1168

Prohibits per-visit compensation for home health care and home hospice care staff.

Became law as Chapter 546, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 140 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 would ban paying certain home health staff on a per-visit basis. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Prohibits per-visit compensation for home health care and home hospice care staff.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

6 co-sponsors

Chris Gorsek, James Manning Jr., Floyd Prozanski, Lisa Reynolds, Mark Meek, Sara Gelser Blouin

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Mark Gamba, Zach Hudson, Lesly Muñoz, Courtney Neron Misslin, Ricki Ruiz, Jules Walters

Its course

February 27 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 action24 actions on 16 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Jun 23116 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 34 days

Human ServicesMar 3 to Apr 836 days

Ways and MeansApr 8 to Jun 7 · moved on60 days

Human ServicesJun 7 to Jun 12 · moved on5 days

Ways and MeansJun 12 to Jun 197 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 23 to Jun 263 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 230 days

Ways and MeansJun 23 to Jun 252 days

With the GovernorJun 26 to Jul 1721 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading18–12

    Passed · Jun 23

  • House of Representatives, third reading38–12

    Passed · Jun 26 · 10 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 19

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 Senate Feb 27 – Jun 23

  1. Feb 27Introduced
  2. Mar 3Sent to Human Services
  3. Mar 20Heard in Human Services
  4. Apr 1Heard in Human Services
  5. Apr 8Human Services recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 7Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
  8. Jun 12Heard in Human Services Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Jun 20Read a second time
  13. Jun 23Passed the Senate, 18 to 12

In the House of Representatives Jun 23 – Jun 26

  1. Jun 23Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 26Passed the House of Representatives, 38 to 12

To the Governor Jun 27 – Jul 25

  1. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 25Became chapter 546 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from January 1, 2026
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Feb 27Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to Human Services.Senate
  3. Mar 20Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 1Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 8Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Apr 8Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  7. Jun 7Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.Senate
  8. Jun 12Work Session held.Senate
  9. Jun 12Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  10. Jun 17Work Session held.Senate
  11. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  12. Jun 20Second reading.Senate
  13. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Senate
  14. Jun 23Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.Senate
  15. Jun 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 23Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 25Second reading.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 27President signed.Senate
  21. Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Jul 17Governor signed.Senate
  23. Jul 25Chapter 546, 2025 Laws.Senate
  24. Jul 25Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate