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HB2059 • 2025

Establishes the Residential Behavioral Health Capacity Program within the Oregon Health Authority to fund behavioral health programs that are determined by the authority to increase residential behavioral health capacity throughout this state.

Establishes the Residential Behavioral Health Capacity Program within the Oregon Health Authority to fund behavioral health programs that are determined by the authority to increase residential behavioral health capacity throughout this state.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Nosse,, Andersen, Representative Chotzen,, Diehl,, Dobson,, Hudson,, Isadore,, Kropf,, Nguyen H,, Senator Meek,, Neron Misslin,
Last action
2025-08-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 470, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.

  2. 2025-07-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-26 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-26 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.

  6. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. Ayes, 20; Nays, 9--Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 1--Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-23 House

    Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 42; Nays, 2--Levy B, Reschke; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 14--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Evans, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Helfrich.

  9. 2025-06-23 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  10. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  11. 2025-06-20 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-19 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

  13. 2025-06-17 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-10 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-10 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-06-06 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.

  17. 2025-04-15 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  18. 2025-04-15 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  19. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-03-25 House

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  22. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates a program to fund certain mental health and SUD treatment programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8).
Establishes the Residential Behavioral Health Capacity Program within the Oregon Health Authority to fund behavioral health programs that are determined by the authority to increase residential behavioral health capacity throughout this state.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to adult behavioral health facilities; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned