Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 539
Requires a hospital or the hospital's health system to report annually to the Oregon Health Authority certain information regarding facility fees that are charged or billed for patient visits at the hospital's or health system's hospital-based facilities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Makes a hospital or health system report to the OHA on facility fees that are charged or billed for certain patient visits. Requires that patients be given a notice on facility fees that may be charged or billed. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires a hospital or the hospital's health system to report annually to the Oregon Health Authority certain information regarding facility fees that are charged or billed for patient visits at the hospital's or health system's hospital-based facilities. Requires a hospital or the hospital's health system that charges a facility fee for a patient visit to provide a person notice of the facility fee. Requires a billing statement that includes a facility fee to include certain information. Permits a hospital or the hospital's health system to charge, bill or collect a facility fee only for services provided on campus or at a facility that includes an emergency department. Prohibits a hospital or the hospital's health system from charging, billing or collecting a facility fee for certain services. Punishes an action to collect or an attempt to collect a facility fee that is not permitted under the Act as an unlawful collection practice. Permits the Oregon Health Authority to impose a civil penalty for certain violations of the Act.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
2 co-sponsors
Its course
January 13 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 action9 actions on 9 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Health CareJan 17 to May 23126 days
RulesMay 29 to Jun 27 · stopped29 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 23
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 Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Health Care
- Mar 13Heard in Health Care
- Apr 8Heard in Health Care
- May 23Health Care recommended it as amended
- May 27Read a second time
- May 29Sent to Rules
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 17Referred to Health Care.Senate
- Mar 13Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
- May 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- May 27Second reading.Senate
- May 28Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
- May 29Motion to refer to Committee on Rules carried by voice vote.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate