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SB531 • 2025

Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Wellness Program for specified purposes.

Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Wellness Program for specified purposes.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Patterson,, Representative Pham H, Senator Campos,
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.

Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Wellness Program for specified purposes.

Digest: The Act gives some money to DAS and says that DAS has to give that money to the Oregon Wellness Program.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act gives some money to DAS and says that DAS has to give that money to the Oregon Wellness Program.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 76.7).
  • Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Wellness Program for specified purposes.
  • Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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. 2025-03-06 Senate

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

  3. 2025-03-06 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-11 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act gives some money to DAS and says that DAS has to give that money to the Oregon Wellness Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.7).
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Wellness Program for specified purposes.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to a wellness program for Oregon health care professionals; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 531
Sponsored by Senator PATTERSON, Representative PHAM H; Senator CAMPOS (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 some money to DAS and says that DAS has to give that money to the
Oregon Wellness Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.7).
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon
Wellness Program for specified purposes.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to a wellness program for Oregon health care professionals; and prescribing an effective
date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall distribute moneys
to the Oregon Wellness Program for the purpose of supporting the program. The moneys
may be used by the program for supporting the well-being of eligible health care profes-
sionals in this state through counseling, education and research.
SECTION 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $1,600,000 for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of section 1 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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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