HB3321 • 2025

Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to develop and implement plans, including a statewide primary prevention strategy, that address the entire youth continuum of care and are designed to prevent the onset of substance use.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Walters,, Sanchez,, Senator Reynolds, Representative Andersen,, Kropf,, Mannix,, Senator Neron Misslin,, Sollman
Last action: 2025-08-07
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to develop and implement plans, including a statewide primary prevention strategy, that address the entire youth continuum of care and are designed to prevent the onset of substance use.

Digest: The Act tells the ADPC to create a statewide strategy for preventing substance use.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act tells the ADPC to create a statewide strategy for preventing substance use.
(Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to develop and implement plans, including a statewide primary prevention strategy, that address the entire youth continuum of care and are designed to prevent the onset of substance use.
Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly on the commission's findings and recommendations no later than September 15, 2026.

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Bill History

2025-08-07 House
Chapter 507, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-07-17 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-27 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-27 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-25 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
2025-06-25 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-25 Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 23; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 5--Gorsek, Prozanski, Reynolds, Starr, Thatcher.
2025-06-24 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-24 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-23 House
Third reading. Carried by Walters. Passed. Ayes, 41; Nays, 1--Elmer; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Evans, Grayber, Pham H, Sosa.
2025-06-20 House
Second reading.
2025-06-19 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
2025-06-17 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-12 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-12 House
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-06-07 House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
2025-05-06 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-05-06 House
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-04-30 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-12 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-20 House
Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-02-20 House
Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-02-18 House
Work Session held.
2025-01-24 House
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-21 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells the ADPC to create a statewide strategy for preventing substance use. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to develop and implement plans, including a statewide primary prevention strategy, that address the entire youth continuum of care and are designed to prevent the onset of substance use. Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly on the commission's findings and recommendations no later than September 15, 2026.
Directs the commission, in collaboration with the Oregon Health and Science University, to provide education and technical assistance to providers of youth substance use disorder treatment and early intervention.
Relating to: Relating to primary prevention of substance use.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3321
Sponsored by Representatives WALTERS, SANCHEZ, Senator REYNOLDS; Representatives
ANDERSEN, KROPF, MANNIX, Senators NERON, SOLLMAN
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to primary prevention of substance use.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Indicated prevention” means prevention strategies that focus on individuals who
exhibit early signs of substance use or other risk factors but who do not have a diagnosable
substance use disorder.
(b) “Primary prevention” means practices, programs and policies designed to prevent,
delay and reduce the incidence and prevalence of youth substance use.
(c) “Selective prevention” means prevention strategies that target individuals, or groups
of individuals, whose risk of developing a substance use disorder is significantly higher than
average.
(d) “Universal prevention” means prevention strategies that are aimed at the general
public or a whole population group, without identifying individuals who are at particular risk
of developing a substance use disorder.
(2) The Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission shall develop and implement plans, including
a statewide primary prevention strategy, that address the entire youth continuum of care
and are designed to prevent the onset of substance use by:
(a) Promoting health and well-being among individuals who have not begun using alcohol,
tobacco or controlled substances; and
(b) Utilizing universal prevention, selective prevention and indicated prevention strate-
gies.
(3) In developing the plans described in subsection (2) of this section, the commission
shall:
(a) Conduct a comprehensive inventory and assessment of existing primary prevention
programs in this state, including programs that are school-based or provided by youth-
serving agencies or organizations. The comprehensive inventory and assessment must in-
clude an assessment of the current workforce, types of entities supporting or administering
the programs, types of interventions being utilized, effectiveness of the programs, feasibility
of increasing the services of the programs, funding streams and areas of unmet need.
(b) Conduct an assessment of existing gaps in the provider workforce and service delivery
system for youth in need of all levels of substance use disorder treatment, including inten-
sive outpatient treatment, residential treatment, withdrawal management and treatment for
co-occurring disorders.
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(c) Conduct, or contract with a third party to conduct, a financial accounting of current
primary prevention expenses in this state, including services funded and the funding sources
and amounts for those services.
(d) Define state agency responsibilities, outline funding models and identify implementa-
tion strategies and expected outcomes.
(4) No later than September 15, 2026, the commission shall report to the interim com-
mittees of the Legislative Assembly related to health, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245,
on the commission’s findings and recommendations under this section.
SECTION 2. The Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, in collaboration with the Oregon
Health and Science University, shall provide education and technical assistance to providers
of youth substance use disorder treatment and early intervention.
SECTION 3. 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 $921,232, for behavioral health, for the Alcohol and Drug Policy
Commission to carry out the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 4. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
Passed by House June 23, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 25, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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