Relating to applied behavior analysis; and prescribing an effective date.
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HB 2421 — Relating to applied behavior analysis; and prescribing an effective date.
Last action — Chapter 500, (2023 Laws): Effective date September 24, 2023.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Tina Kotek (Democratic) on August 01, 2023.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Directs Health Licensing Office to establish guidelines for professional methods and procedures used by registered behavior analysis interventionists. Allows applied behavior analysis professional to provide outpatient treatment for mental or emotional disorder or chemical dependency to certain patients without parental consent. Requires applied behavior analysis professionals to report child abuse and to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct of another applied behavior analysis professional. Prohibits applied behavior analysis professional from practicing conversion therapy. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill Text
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Read HB 2421 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Chapter 500, (2023 Laws): Effective date September 24, 2023.
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Governor signed.
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President signed.
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Speaker signed.
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House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
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Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.
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Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
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Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
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Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
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Second reading.
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Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)
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Work Session held.
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Public Hearing held.
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Referred to Health Care.
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First reading. Referred to President's desk.
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Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.
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Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2023 Calendar.
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Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2023 Calendar.
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Rules suspended. Carried over to April 11, 2023 Calendar.
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Second reading.
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Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
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Work Session held.
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Public Hearing held.
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Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
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First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Sponsors
- Travis Nelson · Cosponsor
- Lisa Reynolds · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Lisa Reynolds Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Travis Nelson Democrat
Not signed on (90)
90 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 90 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Stout | — | Yea |
| Charlie Conrad | — | Yea |
| Christine Goodwin | — | Yea |
| Courtney Neron | — | Yea |
| Dan Rayfield | — | Yea |
| James Hieb | — | Yea |
| Janelle Bynum | — | Yea |
| Lily Morgan | — | Not Voting |
| Maxine Dexter | — | Yea |
| Paul Holvey | — | Yea |
| Tracy Cramer | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Emerson Levy | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Hai Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoa Nguyen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Khanh Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Rieke Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Levy | Republican | Yea |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Court Boice | Republican | Yea |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Yea |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Woods | — | Yea |
| Art Robinson | — | Not Voting |
| Bill Hansell | — | Yea |
| Brian Boquist | — | Not Voting |
| Dennis Linthicum | — | Not Voting |
| Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | — | Yea |
| Lynn Findley | — | Yea |
| Michael Dembrow | — | Yea |
| Sara Gelser | — | Yea |
| Tim Knopp | — | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| David Brock Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (4)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 2% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Stout | — | Yea |
| Charlie Conrad | — | Yea |
| Christine Goodwin | — | Not Voting |
| Courtney Neron | — | Yea |
| Dan Rayfield | — | Not Voting |
| James Hieb | — | Nay |
| Janelle Bynum | — | Not Voting |
| Lily Morgan | — | Yea |
| Maxine Dexter | — | Yea |
| Paul Holvey | — | Yea |
| Tracy Cramer | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Emerson Levy | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Hai Pham | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Hoa Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Khanh Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Rieke Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Levy | Republican | Yea |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Court Boice | Republican | Yea |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Yea |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Yea |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Conrad | — | Yea |
| Christine Goodwin | — | Yea |
| Lily Morgan | — | Yea |
| Maxine Dexter | — | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Democrat | Yea |
| Hai Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2421 do?
- Directs Health Licensing Office to establish guidelines for professional methods and procedures used by registered behavior analysis interventionists. Allows applied behavior analysis professional to provide outpatient treatment for mental or emotional disorder or chemical dependency to certain patients without parental consent. Requires applied behavior analysis professionals to report child abuse and to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct of another applied behavior analysis professional. Prohibits applied behavior analysis professional from practicing conversion therapy. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
- Who sponsors HB 2421?
- HB 2421 is sponsored by Travis Nelson (Democrat) and Lisa Reynolds (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 2421?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 2421?
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