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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 842: Relating to health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date.

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

SB 842 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date. Most recent recorded action (August 13, 2025): Effective date, October 1, 2025.

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.

Increases for hospitals the annual license fees to be obtained by the Oregon Health Authority. Repeals fees that the Oregon Health Authority may charge for investigation and compliance activities. Allows the assessment of a late fee for a hospital that fails to pay a renewal license fee. Makes confidential and not subject to public disclosure information obtained by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services during an intake or triage of a complaint or reported violation regarding the standard of care in a health care facility. Allows the Oregon Health Authority to accept a certification or accreditation from a federal agency or an accrediting body if a health care facility provides to the authority copies of summary documentation concerning the certification or accreditation. <b>Appropriates moneys to the Oregon State Hospital for the payment of increased hospital licensing fees.</b> Takes effect on October 1, 2025.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
No sponsor recorded in source data.

“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. Effective date, October 1, 2025.
  2. Chapter 623, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Passed.
  7. Rules suspended. Made a Special Order of Business immediately.
  8. Motion to postpone to June 27, 2025 Calendar carried.
  9. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse.
  10. Second reading.
  11. Recommendation: Do pass.
  12. Referred to Ways and Means.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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