l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 605

Prohibits medical service providers from reporting the amount or existence of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency.

Became law as Chapter 343, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 17, 2025, 155 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Stops people who provide medical services to patients from telling a credit bureau that a patient owes a debt, or the amount of the debt. Allows a person to sue a person who breaks this law. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Prohibits medical service providers from reporting the amount or existence of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from including in a consumer report an item that the consumer reporting agency knows or should know is medical debt. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Deb Patterson, James Manning Jr., Aaron Woods, Khanh Pham

In the House of Representatives

10 co-sponsors

Farrah Chaichi, David Gomberg, Travis Nelson, Hai Pham, Lesly Muñoz, Willy Chotzen, Tom Andersen, Thuy Tran, Zach Hudson, Lisa Fragala

Its course

January 13 to June 23, 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 action25 actions on 22 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Apr 23100 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Labor and BusinessJan 17 to Apr 1891 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 23 to May 2936 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 23 to Apr 241 day

Commerce and Consumer ProtectionApr 24 to May 2329 days

Back in the SenateMay 29 to Jun 1012 days

With the GovernorJun 10 to Jun 177 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading18–10

    Passed · Apr 23 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading34–17

    Passed · May 29 · 8 present

  • Senate, concurrence18–12

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 9

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 18

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 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 Senate Jan 13 – Apr 23

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Jan 30Heard in Labor and Business
  4. Mar 18Heard in Labor and Business
  5. Apr 8Heard in Labor and Business
  6. Apr 18Labor and Business recommended it as amended
  7. Apr 21Read a second time
  8. Apr 23Passed the Senate, 18 to 10

In the House of Representatives Apr 24 – May 29

  1. Apr 24Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Commerce and Consumer Protection
  3. May 15Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
  4. May 20Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
  5. May 23Commerce and Consumer Protection recommended it as amended
  6. May 27Read a second time
  7. May 29Passed the House of Representatives, 34 to 17

Back in the Senate Jun 9 – Jun 10

  1. Jun 9The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 18 to 12
  2. Jun 10Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 11 – Jun 23

  1. Jun 11Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 17Signed by the Governor
  3. Jun 23Became chapter 343 of Oregon Laws 2025
  4. In force from January 1, 2026
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Labor and Business, then Health Care.Senate
  3. Jan 30Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 18Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 18Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Health Care be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Apr 18Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.Senate
  8. Apr 21Second reading.Senate
  9. Apr 22Carried over to 04-23 by unanimous consent.Senate
  10. Apr 23Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Senate
  11. Apr 24First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  12. Apr 24Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
  13. May 8Public Hearing cancelled.House of Representatives
  14. May 15Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  15. May 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  16. May 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  17. May 27Second reading.House of Representatives
  18. May 28Rules suspended. Carried over to May 29, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  19. May 29Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 9Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.Senate
  21. Jun 10President signed.Senate
  22. Jun 11Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  23. Jun 17Governor signed.Senate
  24. Jun 23Chapter 343, 2025 Laws.Senate
  25. Jun 23Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate