l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 822

Expands network adequacy requirements to health benefit plans offered to large employers and modifies requirements.

Became law as Chapter 541, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Expands network rules for some health benefit plans. Makes DCBS adopt certain rules. Allows some health and dental plans to use remote providers to meet network rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3). Expands network adequacy requirements to health benefit plans offered to large employers and modifies requirements. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt specified standards for network adequacy. Permits a health benefit plan and a dental-only plan to use telemedicine health care providers to meet network adequacy standards only as permitted by rule adopted by the department.

Its course

January 13 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 action26 actions on 21 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 16154 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Health CareJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

Ways and MeansApr 15 to May 23 · moved on38 days

Human ServicesMay 23 to May 28 · moved on5 days

Ways and MeansMay 28 to Jun 1215 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 16 to Jun 248 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 16 to Jun 171 day

Ways and MeansJun 17 to Jun 181 day

With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 1723 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading17–10

    Passed · Jun 16 · 3 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading31–14

    Passed · Jun 24 · 15 present

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 Jan 13 – Jun 16

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Health Care
  3. Feb 18Heard in Health Care
  4. Apr 1Heard in Health Care
  5. Apr 15Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. May 23Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
  8. May 28Heard in Human Services Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 6Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Jun 12Ways and Means recommended it
  12. Read a second time
  13. Jun 16Passed the Senate, 17 to 10

In the House of Representatives Jun 17 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 17Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 18Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Jun 19Read a second time
  5. Jun 24Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 14

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 25

  1. Jun 25Signed in the Senate
  2. Jun 26Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 25Became chapter 541 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from January 1, 2026
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Feb 13Public Hearing Cancelled.Senate
  4. Feb 18Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Apr 1Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  8. May 23Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.Senate
  9. May 28Work Session held.Senate
  10. May 28Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  11. Jun 6Work Session held.Senate
  12. Jun 12Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  13. Jun 12Second reading.Senate
  14. Jun 16Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.Senate
  15. Jun 17First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 17Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 18Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 19Second reading.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 20Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 23Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 24Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 25President signed.Senate
  23. Jun 26Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  24. Jul 17Governor signed.Senate
  25. Jul 25Chapter 541, 2025 Laws.Senate
  26. Jul 25Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate