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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3243: Relating to billing for ground ambulance services.

Enacted 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 3243 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to billing for ground ambulance services. Primary sponsor: Rob Nosse (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 13, 2025): Chapter 614, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

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.

Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services. Requires ground ambulance services to submit established local rates to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Establishes a database of local rates for ambulance services and allows for penalties to be imposed for violations. Requires the department to submit a report on the implementation of this Act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob NossePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Cyrus JavadiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Hoa NguyenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Hai PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Nathan SosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30

“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. Chapter 614, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
  6. Second reading.
  7. Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
  8. Referred to Ways and Means.
  9. First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  10. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
  11. Second reading.
  12. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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