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SB834 • 2025

Prohibits state hospitals from providing inpatient services to individuals who are under 18 years of age.

Prohibits state hospitals from providing inpatient services to individuals who are under 18 years of age.

Healthcare
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 175, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-20 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-19 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-15 House

    Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 33; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 7--Edwards, Helm, Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Wallan, Wright; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Drazan, Ruiz, Sanchez.

  7. 2025-05-14 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-13 House

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-05-12 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. 2025-05-06 House

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-04-24 House

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.

  13. 2025-02-25 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  14. 2025-02-20 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. Ayes, 20; Nays, 7--Girod, Hayden, McLane, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 3--Linthicum, Starr, Taylor.

  15. 2025-02-18 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  16. 2025-02-18 Senate

    Second reading.

  17. 2025-02-11 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.

  20. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes changes to some laws about places that provide mental health treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8).
Prohibits state hospitals from providing inpatient services to individuals who are under 18 years of age.
Modifies the description of when a qualifying mental disorder is resistant to treatment for purposes of involuntary civil commitment of an extremely dangerous person.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to designate a licensed physician to serve as the chief medical officer of a state hospital, regardless of whether the superintendent of the hospital is a licensed physician.
Requires certain evaluations to be conducted by a certified evaluator.
Relating to: Relating to facilities that provide mental health treatment.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned