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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1570

Requires hospitals to have policies and procedures in place that address how the hospital will respond if a law enforcement authority arrives at the hospital and to designate which areas of the hospital are not open to the public.

Became law as Chapter 93, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 31, 2026, 57 days after it was filed. In force from June 5, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Limits when a hospital may share certain info. Tells a hospital to assign which areas of the hospital are not open to the public. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). [<i>Prohibits a hospital from disclosing for purposes of law enforcement individually identifiable health information or information concerning a person's citizenship or immigration status unless disclosure is required by state or federal law or court order or for ensuring continuity of care.</i>] Requires [<i>a hospital</i>] <b>hospitals to have policies and procedures in place that address how the hospital will respond if a law enforcement authority arrives at the hospital and</b> to designate which areas of the hospital are not open to the public. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for a hospital or federally qualified health center to retaliate or take disciplinary action against an employee for distributing informational or educational materials concerning immigration rights and legal services. Allows an employee alleging a violation to file a complaint with the Bureau of Labor and Industries. Requires hospitals and federally qualified health centers to treat information concerning a person's citizenship or immigration status or a person's country of birth in the same manner as protected health information. <b>Prohibits hospitals and federally qualified health centers from disclosing for the purpose of law enforcement information concerning a person's citizenship or immigration status or a person's country of birth unless disclosure is required by state or federal law or an order of a court.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

7 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Jeff Golden, Khanh Pham, Floyd Prozanski, James Manning Jr., Courtney Neron Misslin, Janeen Sollman

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Mark Gamba, Nathan Sosa, Jules Walters, Lamar Wise, Lisa Fragala, Sarah McDonald, Jason Kropf, Mari Watanabe, Willy Chotzen

Its course

February 2 to April 6, 2026, 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 action20 actions on 14 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Feb 2422 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Health CareFeb 2 to Feb 2018 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 24 to Mar 26 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 24 to Feb 240 days

RulesFeb 24 to Feb 262 days

Back in the SenateMar 2 to Mar 53 days

With the GovernorMar 5 to Mar 3126 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading18–9

    Passed · Feb 24 · 3 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading34–14

    Passed · Mar 2 · 12 present

  • Senate, concurrence18–11

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Mar 4 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 26

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 Feb 2 – Feb 24

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Health Care
  3. Feb 9Heard in Health Care
  4. Feb 16Heard in Health Care
  5. Feb 20Health Care recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 23Read a second time
  7. Feb 24Passed the Senate, 18 to 9

In the House of Representatives Feb 24 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 24Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Feb 26Heard in Rules
  4. Rules recommended it as amended
  5. Feb 27Read a second time
  6. Mar 2Passed the House of Representatives, 34 to 14

Back in the Senate Mar 4 – Mar 5

  1. Mar 4The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 18 to 11
  2. Mar 5Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 5 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 5Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 31Signed by the Governor
  3. Apr 6Became chapter 93 of Oregon Laws 2026
  4. In force from June 5, 2026
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 2Referred to Health Care.Senate
  3. Feb 4Public Hearing Scheduled.Senate
  4. Feb 9Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Feb 16Work Session held.Senate
  6. Feb 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Feb 23Second reading.Senate
  8. Feb 24Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Senate
  9. Feb 24First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 24Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  11. Feb 26Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
  12. Feb 26Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  13. Feb 27Second reading.House of Representatives
  14. Mar 2Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.House of Representatives
  15. Mar 4Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.Senate
  16. Mar 5President signed.Senate
  17. Mar 5Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  18. Mar 31Governor signed.Senate
  19. Apr 6Chapter 93, 2026 Laws.Senate
  20. Apr 6Effective date, June 5, 2026.Senate