l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 62

Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop, implement and administer a program to support consumer engagement efforts aimed at increasing and optimizing consumer involvement in planning and decision-making surrounding the access to, and delivery of, behavioral health services in this state.

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 new programs for increasing consumers' voice in the mental health care system. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop, implement and administer a program to support consumer engagement efforts aimed at increasing and optimizing consumer involvement in planning and decision-making surrounding the access to, and delivery of, behavioral health services in this state. Requires coordinated care organizations to contribute $1 per member per month toward the consumer engagement program. Requires the authority to administer a pilot program in eastern Oregon to develop an innovative model for providing residential treatment to young adults experiencing early psychosis in conjunction with a substance use disorder. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2036. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Sara Gelser Blouin, Jeff Golden, David Brock Smith

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Early Childhood and Behavioral HealthJan 17 to Apr 780 days

Ways and MeansApr 7 to Jun 27 · stopped81 days

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

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  3. Mar 13Heard in Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  4. Apr 1Heard in Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  5. Apr 7Early Childhood and Behavioral Health recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Mar 13Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 1Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 7Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  6. Apr 7Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate