SB528 • 2025

Appropriates moneys to be used for regional health equity coalitions.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Patterson, Senator Gelser Blouin,, Golden,, Reynolds,, Representative Chaichi,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Appropriates moneys to be used for regional health equity coalitions.

Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency to help fund groups that work on health equity.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency to help fund groups that work on health equity.
(Flesch Readability Score: 79.5).
Appropriates moneys to be used for regional health equity coalitions.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-03-28 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-03-28 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-03-25 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-02-27 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency to help fund groups that work on health equity. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5).
Appropriates moneys to be used for regional health equity coalitions.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to regional health equity coalitions; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 528
Ordered by the Senate March 28
Including Senate Amendments dated March 28
Sponsored by Senator PATTERSON; Senators GELSER BLOUIN, GOLDEN, REYNOLDS, Representative CHAICHI
(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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency to help fund groups that work on health equity.
(Flesch Readability Score: 79.5).
Appropriates moneys to be used for regional health equity coalitions.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to regional health equity coalitions; and declaring an emergency.
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 $_______, which shall be expended to:
(1) Provide funding to support three additional regional health equity coalitions for a
statewide total of 13;
(2) Provide funding to enable each regional health equity coalition to hire two additional
full-time staff; and
(3) Provide funding to support regional health equity coalitions’ programmatic and staff-
ing costs, including:
(a) Facility costs;
(b) Costs related to providing child care, transportation and interpretation and trans-
lation services; and
(c) Compensation of members and partners of regional health equity coalitions for their
services.
SECTION 2.
This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
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 191