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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3129: Relating to the behavioral health workforce; declaring an emergency.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3129 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the behavioral health workforce; declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Rob Nosse (Democratic), Deb Patterson (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2025): In committee upon adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes the Higher Education Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Fund. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys from the fund to community colleges and public and private universities in this state for purposes of expanding the training, employment and retention of behavioral health professionals. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob NossePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Deb PattersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Sara Gelser BlouinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Lew FrederickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Jeff GoldenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Pam MarshCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Lesly MuñozCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse22
Hai PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Kathleen TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee upon adjournment.
  2. Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
  3. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
  4. Public Hearing and Work Session held.
  5. Public Hearing held.
  6. Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
  7. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source