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HB3192 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Owens,, McLain, Representative Diehl,, Gamba,, Gomberg,, Levy B,, Marsh,, McIntire,, Munoz,, Nelson,, Osborne,, Scharf,, Sosa,, Valderrama,, Wright,, Senator Campos,, Frederick,, Gelser Blouin,, Golden,, Meek,, Nash,, Patterson,, Starr,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.

Digest: The Act gives money to the OHA to test newborns for five specific diseases.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act gives money to the OHA to test newborns for five specific diseases.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
  • Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.
  • Relating to: Relating to newborn bloodspot screening.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-07 House

    Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-04-07 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-01 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-25 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 House

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

  7. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act gives money to the OHA to test newborns for five specific diseases. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.
Relating to: Relating to newborn bloodspot screening.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3192
Sponsored by Representatives OWENS, MCLAIN; Representatives GOMBERG, MARSH, MCINTIRE, NELSON,
OSBORNE, SCHARF, SOSA, VALDERRAMA, WRIGHT, Senators CAMPOS, FREDERICK, GELSER BLOUIN,
GOLDEN, MEEK, NASH, PATTERSON, STARR (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act gives money to the OHA to test newborns for five specific diseases. (Flesch
Readability Score: 65.7).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose
of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot
Screening Program.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to newborn bloodspot screening.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Health Authority, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $4,000,000, for the purpose of screening newborns under the
Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program for:
(1) Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II).
(2) Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency (GAMT).
(3) Krabbe disease.
(4) Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
(5) Cytomegalovirus.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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