Committees · 2015 Regular Session
Human Services
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Alan BatesCo-chair
Democrat · 3rd District
Nancy NathansonCo-chair
Democrat · 13th District
Democrat · 32nd District
Democrat · 46th District
Republican · 15th District
Republican · 4th District
Democrat · 17th District
Republican · 10th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2015 Regular Session.
Bills sent60
5% of the bills sent to joint committees
Reported out0%
0 of 60; 52 moved on without a report, 8 stopped in committee
Time in committeetoo few to say
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
20263 bills
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202533 bills
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202212 bills
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20205 bills
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201939 bills
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20186 bills
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201738 bills
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201560 bills
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201411 bills
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201353 bills
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201210 bills
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200964 bills
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200732 bills
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Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2015 Regular Session, newest first.
60 bills
House Bill 2233 · Directs Department of Human Services to create advisory committee within Office of Adult Abuse Prevention and Investigations to advise regarding residential care for children, youth or youth offenders.
Sent June 23, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 969 · Establishes Task Force on Reentry, Employment and Housing.
Sent June 23, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 2 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 660 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to promote oral health throughout this state by ensuring availability of dental sealant programs to students attending school in this state.
Sent June 19, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 4 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2642 · Establishes Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians within Health Licensing Office.
Sent June 17, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3396 · Requires Oregon Health Policy Board to study and evaluate effectiveness of existing financial incentive programs offered in this state and address new types of programs to recruit and retain health care providers to practice in rural and medically underserved areas.
Sent June 17, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 774 · Requires Home Care Commission to adopt statewide plan to expand home care worker workforce.
Sent June 17, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 226 · Establishes Task Force on Client and Staff Safety to make recommendations on certain issues regarding staff safety, resident care and operation of Stabilization and Crisis Units.
Sent June 16, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2300 · Creates method by which health care practitioner may offer to treat patient who has terminal disease with investigational product not approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.
Sent June 15, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2392 · Requires Department of Human Services to issue specified types of public assistance through electronic benefits transfer card.
Sent June 15, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2393 · Requires Oregon State Lottery to hold lottery prize in excess of $600 that is owed to person that has not repaid overpayment of certain public benefits.
Sent June 15, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2936 · Defines "sobering facility." Requires facility to adopt policies in consultation with addiction treatment program or provider.
Sent June 15, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2015 · Directs Department of Human Services, in consultation with Early Learning Division and Office of Child Care, to adopt rules for subsidy programs for employment-related child care that, at minimum, provide for one year of eligibility regardless of change in employment, permit students enrolled in coursework and self-employed persons to receive subsidized employment-related child care, and provide for reduced copayments and incentive payments when child care provider meets specified minimum standa
Sent June 12, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3243 · Permits funeral establishment to take custody of unclaimed body of indigent person.
Sent June 12, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3535 · Modifies temporary assistance for needy families program.
Sent June 12, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2230 · Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to notify Director of Veterans' Affairs upon receipt of certain written information from member or veteran of uniformed service, if authorized to do so by member or veteran.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2547 · Creates Task Force on Housing with Services.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2825 · Allows Oregon Health Authority to seek out and apply for funding for, and appropriates moneys from General Fund to pay for, residential care for individuals with mental illness, addictions or co-occurring disorders.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 3391 · Authorizes Attorney General to file action on behalf of Department of Human Services employee for stalking citation or stalking protective order upon request that has been approved in writing by Director of Human Services or designee and sets forth sufficient facts and evidence, and that in opinion of Attorney General is likely to succeed.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 617 · Establishes Task Force on Housing for Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
Senate Bill 695 · Repeals sunset on authorization for Oregon Health Authority to contract with prepaid managed care health services organization to provide care to medical assistance recipients.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 12 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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Senate Bill 841 · Modifies requirements for health plan coverage of prescription drugs dispensed in accordance with synchronization policy.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 12 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 895 · Requires schools and children's facilities to make available certain information related to immunizations.
Sent June 11, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 12 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 336 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish parity in funding formula for school-based health centers, for planning and administration to develop new school-based health centers and for technical assistance contracts with nonprofit organization with expertise in school-based health centers.
Sent June 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
Senate Bill 337 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish 11 new school-based health centers.
Sent June 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 2522 · Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop, no later than September 15, 2016, recommendations to Legislative Assembly for creation of premium assistance program to enable low-income individuals residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchange.
Sent June 8, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 307 · Requires continuing care retirement communities to have written grievance procedure and procedure for resident to request to be assisted in activities of daily living by staff person of particular sex.
Sent June 8, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2618 · Provides that certain employees of Department of Human Services whose duties include care of residents of certain residential facilities qualify as police officers under Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent June 5, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2828 · Extends, for two years, sunset of provisions requiring Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly on best option for financing health care in this state.
Sent June 5, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3100 · Changes governmental framework for conducting public health activities in this state and for providing public health services to residents of this state.
Sent June 5, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 469 · Makes changes to laws governing hospital nursing staff, including laws setting forth composition of hospital nurse staffing committees and laws governing content of written hospital-wide staffing plans.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 478 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish and maintain list of designated high priority chemicals of concern for children's health used in children's products and to periodically review and revise list.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 606 · Extends dental pilot project by seven years.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 608 · Creates Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council in Oregon Health Authority.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 632 · Directs Department of Human Services to establish two pilot programs in rural and urban regions of this state to improve quality and effectiveness of foster care for children and wards placed in legal custody of department for care, placement and supervision.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 33 days
Senate Bill 692 · Provides that providers of dental services to certain patients in dental pilot project approved by Oregon Health Authority are eligible for reimbursement.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 33 days
Senate Bill 698 · Creates position of State School Nursing Consultant in Oregon Health Authority and specifies duties.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 741 · Directs Department of Human Services to adopt administrative rules for home studies and placement reports in adoption proceedings that require that equal consideration be given to relatives and current caretakers as prospective adoptive parents, and that greater consideration be given to relatives and current caretakers as compared to other persons who are not relatives or current caretakers.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 757 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute and Oregon Center for Nursing for analysis of effectiveness of state programs designed to encourage practice of healthcare providers with underserved populations or in rural areas.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 33 days
Senate Bill 900 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to be responsible for posting to its website health care price data for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
Sent June 3, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2021 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop and implement pilot program through which authority and Department of Education provide services related to oral health education, use of fluoride varnish and daily brushing and flossing for children.
Sent May 26, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
House Bill 3230 · Modifies registration requirements for certain residential facilities.
Sent May 26, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2302 · Repeals provisions that eliminate references to prepaid managed care health services organizations.
Sent May 14, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 42 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2796 · Directs Health Licensing Office to issue license to practice music therapy to qualified applicant.
Sent May 14, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 228 · Increases fees and fee limits for registering tanning devices and X-ray machines and issuing specific licenses for sources of radiation.
Sent May 14, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 416 · Requires payment of fee for smoke shop certification, renewal of smoke shop certification, transfer of smoke shop certification and relocation of smoke shop.
Sent May 14, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 72 · Increases fees to take nursing examination and renew nursing license.
Sent May 6, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 696 · Increases membership of Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board.
Sent May 6, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 875 · Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules under which school personnel may administer medications that treat adrenal insufficiency to students experiencing adrenal crisis.
Sent May 6, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 454 · Requires all employers to implement sick time for employees.
Sent May 4, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 5043 · Increases and decreases certain biennial appropriations made from General Fund to Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Public Employees' Benefit Board.
Sent April 28, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2395 · Extends hospital assessment from September 30, 2015, to September 30, 2019.
Sent February 27, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 5545 · Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by Oregon State Board of Nursing.
Sent February 27, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 5026 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 145 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 5503 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Commission for the Blind for biennial expenses.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 102 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5521 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Long Term Care Ombudsman for biennial expenses.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 102 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5523 · Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Oregon Medical Board.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 103 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5524 · Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Oregon State Board of Nursing.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 103 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5526 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 139 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5527 · Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by Oregon Health Authority.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 133 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5532 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Psychiatric Security Review Board for biennial expenses.
Sent January 29, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law