Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Behavioral Health
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Tawna SanchezChair
Democrat · 43rd District
Raquel Moore-GreenVice-chair
Republican · 19th District
Rob NosseVice-chair
Democrat · 42nd District
Democrat · 12th District
Republican · 3rd District
Democrat · 36th District
Democrat · 38th District
Democrat · 30th District
Republican · 9th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent38
2% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out68%
26 of 38; 12 stopped in committee
Time in committee56 days
most between 22 and 69 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
38 bills
Senate Bill 698 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring opioid treatment center, as condition for approval to operate in this state, to accept Medicare payments as reimbursement for cost of services provided by center.
Sent May 11, 2021 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 721 · Modifies charge to and member appointment process for Consumer Advisory Council that assists and advises Director of Oregon Health Authority on mental health and substance use disorder services.
Sent May 5, 2021 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
Senate Bill 72 · Modifies circumstances in which physician or provider may disregard principal's wishes regarding mental health treatment to include when principal is extremely dangerous person committed to Oregon Health Authority.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 566 · Removes term "mentally defective" from statutes defining sexual offenses.
Sent April 20, 2021 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 563 · Modifies laws relating to youth suicide intervention and prevention to include children 5 to 10 years of age.
Sent April 19, 2021 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2114 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Psychology to assess costs associated with disciplinary action to person against whom disciplinary action is taken.
Sent April 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 78 days
House Bill 3377 · Establishes Task Force on Substance Use to study alcohol tax and pricing mechanisms to reduce substance use in this state.
Sent March 18, 2021 · Reported out after 22 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3296 · Increases privilege taxes imposed upon manufacturer or importing distributor of malt beverages, wine or cider.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3123 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to evaluate specified issues related to certified community behavioral health clinics and report findings and analysis to interim committees of Legislative Assembly by September 30, 2023.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3139 · Requires mental health care provider who assesses minor to be at imminent and serious threat of attempting suicide to disclose relevant information to parent, guardian or other individuals to engage in safety planning.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2315 · Directs Oregon Health Authority and specified professional regulatory boards to require licensees regulated by authority or board to complete continuing education related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management at specified intervals and to report completion of continuing education to authority or board.
Sent February 9, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3111 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with at least four Recovery Community Organizations, in accordance with criteria adopted by Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, to operate four recovery community centers in four different counties.
Sent February 9, 2021 · Reported out after 60 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2114 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Psychology to assess costs associated with disciplinary action to person against whom disciplinary action is taken.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2115 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists to sanction applicants for licensure and licensees for unprofessional conduct.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 148 days
House Bill 2116 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists to order mental health, medical condition or chemical dependency evaluations of applicants, licensees and registered interns.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 148 days
House Bill 2117 · Repeals Oregon Board of Psychology authority to issue initial psychologist associate licenses.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2381 · Modifies laws relating to youth suicide intervention and prevention to include children under 10 years of age.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 148 days
House Bill 2417 · Expands crisis stabilization services, including crisis stabilization centers meeting criteria adopted by Oregon Health Authority by rule, short-term respite facilities, peer respite centers, behavioral health urgent care walk-in centers and crisis hotline center.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2469 · Requires state medical assistance program to provide mental health wellness appointments as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2493 · Directs Health Licensing Office to establish and maintain voluntary alternative practitioner registry of individuals who provide alternative well-being care.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 148 days
18 more
House Bill 2585 · Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment professionals and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing.
Sent January 29, 2021 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3045 · Extends sunset on requirement that Oregon Health Authority reimburse cost of mental health drugs in medical assistance program.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3046 · Specifies behavioral health treatment that must be provided by coordinated care organizations and covered by group health insurance and individual health plans and restricts utilization review criteria for behavioral health treatment.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3069 · Expands infrastructure of, access to and services provided in statewide coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3070 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to inventory resident capacity of residential treatment facilities and secure residential treatment facilities licensed in Oregon and report finding to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 149 days
House Bill 2950 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to study impacts of COVID-19 on demand for behavioral health services and make recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than September 15, 2022, for legislative changes needed to increase access to behavioral health services for all Oregonians.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2980 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region, Oregon coast and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness or trauma response symptoms who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain that may lead to need for higher level of care.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3037 · Directs medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator to report deaths of decedents 24 years of age or younger to local mental health authority if district medical examiner, assistant district medical examiner, pathologist or designee of district medical examiner reasonably believes manner of death was suicide.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2086 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish peer and community-driven programs that provide culturally specific and culturally responsive behavioral health services to people of color, tribal communities and people of lived experience.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2313 · Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to work with Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to take statewide inventory of services available to prevent and treat substance use disorders and to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 17 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2314 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than September 15, 2022, for legislative changes needed to increase access to behavioral health services for all Oregonians.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2316 · Establishes Behavioral Health Housing Incentive Fund and transfers interest earned by Housing for Mental Health Fund to Behavioral Health Housing Incentive Fund on effective date of Act.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2361 · Prioritizes access to health care provider incentive program by behavioral health services providers serving Latino, Latina and Latinx individuals in Morrow, Malheur, Hood River and Umatilla counties.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2370 · Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct needs assessment identifying current mental health provider education programs and curricula offered at community colleges and public universities.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2675 · Establishes Task Force on Behavioral Health to study issues identified by Secretary of State's audit of Oregon's mental health treatment system and develop recommendations for better integration of behavioral health systems in this state and for improving compensation and working conditions of direct providers of behavioral health care.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2683 · Establishes Addiction Treatment and Prevention Fund consisting of moneys transferred from Problem Gambling Treatment Fund, Mental Health Alcoholism and Drug Services Account, Drug Prevention and Education Fund and Intoxicated Driver Program Fund.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2822 · Requires Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to ensure that individual receiving mental health services under 1915(i) state plan amendment does not lose any mental health services when individual begins receiving services under 1915(k) state plan amendment.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2949 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide incentives to increase recruitment and retention of mental health workforce, including pipeline development, scholarships for undergraduates and stipends for graduate students, loan repayments and retention activities.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law