KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Oregon

SB36 • 2025

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study patient billing.

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study patient billing.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Patterson
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate 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.

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study patient billing.

Digest: Tells DCBS to study patient billing and report back.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: Tells DCBS to study patient billing and report back.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1).
  • Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study patient billing.
  • Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.

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 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Health Care.

  3. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells DCBS to study patient billing and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1).
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study patient billing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.
Relating to: Relating to patient billing.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 36
Sponsored by Senator PATTERSON (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: Tells DCBS to study patient billing and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1).
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study patient billing. Directs the
department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to
health care not later than September 15, 2026.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to patient billing.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall study patient
billing. The department shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and
may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative
Assembly related to health care no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
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.
LC 754