HB 2024 — Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster the recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers at the entities.
Last action — Chapter Number Assigned
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✓Introduced
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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 June 03, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
3 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill provides grants to improve recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers.
This bill directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to help hire and retain behavioral health care workers. It also allows for wage incentives and requires safety training for workers in certain settings.
What this means for you
- Workers: If you work in behavioral health, this bill enhances job security and mandates safety training.
- Families: Families may benefit from improved access to behavioral health care providers due to enhanced recruitment efforts.
Summary
<b>Digest: The Act tells OHA to give grants to some entities to help them hire and keep behavioral health care workers. The Act also makes changes to laws to improve the safety of workers in certain mental health care and SUD treatment settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to give grants to some entities to help them hire and keep behavioral health care providers. The Act also tells OHA to pay incentives to some entities to help them pay higher wages. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.5).</i>] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster the recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers at the entities. Specifies the manners in which an entity may use a grant. Requires an entity that receives a grant to report to the authority. [<i>Directs the authority to develop and implement an incentive payment to eligible entities in order to enable the entities to increase employee wages.</i>] <b>Entitles an employee of a behavioral health employer to be reinstated with back pay if the employer unlawfully retaliates against the employee. Allows certain facilities to limit a resident's access to specified items. Requires a behavioral health employer to provide safety trainings to workers. Becomes operative July 1, 2026.</b> Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Bill Text
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Read HB 2024 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Rob Nosse · Primary
- Shannon Isadore · Primary
- Darin Harbick · Cosponsor
- Zach Hudson · Cosponsor
- Travis Nelson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 85 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Rob Nosse Democrat
- Shannon Isadore Democrat
- Travis Nelson Democrat
Co-sponsors (2)
- Darin Harbick Republican
- Zach Hudson Democrat
Not signed on (85)
85 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 85 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 30% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Courtney Neron Misslin | 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 |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Nay |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Nay |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Nay |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Nay |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen H | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy B | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen D | — | Yea |
| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Rep Munoz | — | Yea |
| Rep Rieke Smith | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Watanabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alek Skarlatos | Republican | Not Voting |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Not Voting |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Court Boice | Republican | Not Voting |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Not Voting |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dwayne Yunker | Republican | Not Voting |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 4% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (23)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rep Munoz | — | Yea |
| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Yea |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2024 do?
- <b>Digest: The Act tells OHA to give grants to some entities to help them hire and keep behavioral health care workers. The Act also makes changes to laws to improve the safety of workers in certain mental health care and SUD treatment settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to give grants to some entities to help them hire and keep behavioral health care providers. The Act also tells OHA to pay incentives to some entities to help them pay higher wages. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.5).</i>] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster the recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers at the entities. Specifies the manners in which an entity may use a grant. Requires an entity that receives a grant to report to the authority. [<i>Directs the authority to develop and implement an incentive payment to eligible entities in order to enable the entities to increase employee wages.</i>] <b>Entitles an employee of a behavioral health employer to be reinstated with back pay if the employer unlawfully retaliates against the employee. Allows certain facilities to limit a resident's access to specified items. Requires a behavioral health employer to provide safety trainings to workers. Becomes operative July 1, 2026.</b> Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
- Who sponsors HB 2024?
- HB 2024 is sponsored by Rob Nosse (Democrat), Shannon Isadore (Democrat), Darin Harbick (Republican), Zach Hudson (Democrat), and Travis Nelson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 2024?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 03, 2026. Enacted.
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