Senate Bill 951

Digest: Stops people in charge of companies that do not do medical work from running both the company and another entity that does medical work. Stops companies from telling their workers that they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or speak out about bad acts. Stops companies from punishing those who speak out. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Prohibits a management services organization[<i>, an individual who works as an independent contractor with a management services organization</i>] or a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a management services organization from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee of, working as an independent contractor with or otherwise managing, directing the management of or participating in managing a professional medical entity with which the management services organization has a contract for management services. Specifies what conduct constitutes ownership or control of a professional medical entity. Voids noncompetition agreements, nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement agreements between certain business entities and medical professionals, with specified exceptions, and prohibits the business entities from retaliating against the medical professional for violating the void agreements. [<i>Punishes violations of specified provisions of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.</i>] <b>Voids and makes unenforceable agreements that violate prohibitions against management services organization control of professional medical entities and permits a professional medical entity or medical licensee to sue to recover an ascertainable loss of money or property as a result of the violation.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

In the Senate

• Deb Patterson

  Sponsor

• Wlnsvey Campos, Kathleen Taylor, Lisa Reynolds, Chris Gorsek

  Chief co-sponsors

In the House of Representatives

• Ben Bowman

  Sponsor

• Cyrus Javadi, Lisa Fragala, Sarah McDonald, Nancy Nathanson, Mark Owens, Kim Wallan

  Chief co-sponsors

• Senate, third reading12–17

  Apr 8 · 1 present

• Senate, third reading21–8

  Passed · Apr 8 · 1 present

• House of Representatives, third reading41–16

  Passed · May 28 · 2 present

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 4

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In the Senate Jan 28 – Apr 8

1. Jan 28Introduced
2. Sent to Health Care
3. Mar 4Heard in Health Care
4. Mar 25Heard in Health Care
5. Apr 4Health Care recommended it as amended
6. Apr 7Read a second time
7. Apr 8Passed the Senate, 21 to 8

In the House of Representatives Apr 9 – May 28

1. Apr 9Arrived in the House of Representatives
2. Apr 15Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
3. Apr 29Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
4. May 1Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
5. May 15Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
6. May 22Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it
7. May 27Read a second time
8. May 28Passed the House of Representatives, 41 to 16

To the Governor May 29 – Jun 20

1. May 29Signed in the Senate
2. Signed in the House of Representatives
3. Jun 9Signed by the Governor
4. Jun 20Became chapter 295 of Oregon Laws 2025
5. In force from June 9, 2025