HB 3243 — Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services.
Last action — Chapter Number Assigned
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 13, 2025. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Digest: Tells ambulance service providers not to balance bill some patients and makes them report local rates to DCBS. Makes some rules about health insurance for ambulance services. Tells DCBS to make a new database of local rates and allows for penalties. Tells DCBS to submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.5). Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services. Requires ground ambulance services to submit established local rates to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Establishes a database of local rates for ambulance services and allows for penalties to be imposed for violations. Requires the department to submit a report on the implementation of this Act.
Bill Text
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Read HB 3243 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Rob Nosse · Primary
- Cyrus Javadi · Cosponsor
- Hai Pham · Cosponsor
- Deb Patterson · Cosponsor
- Nathan Sosa · Cosponsor
- Mark Gamba · Cosponsor
- Hoa Nguyen · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 83 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rob Nosse Democrat
Co-sponsors (6)
- Cyrus Javadi Republican
- Hai Pham Democrat
- Deb Patterson Democrat
- Nathan Sosa Democrat
- Mark Gamba Democrat
- Hoa Nguyen Democrat
Not signed on (83)
83 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 83 →"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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 13% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Nay |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 8% | 0% | 28% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen H | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy B | — | Nay |
| Rep Nguyen D | — | Yea |
| Rep Pham H | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Nay |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Nay |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Nay |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 13% | 0% | 0% |
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 | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Nay |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 3243 do?
- Digest: Tells ambulance service providers not to balance bill some patients and makes them report local rates to DCBS. Makes some rules about health insurance for ambulance services. Tells DCBS to make a new database of local rates and allows for penalties. Tells DCBS to submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.5). Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services. Requires ground ambulance services to submit established local rates to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Establishes a database of local rates for ambulance services and allows for penalties to be imposed for violations. Requires the department to submit a report on the implementation of this Act.
- Who sponsors HB 3243?
- HB 3243 is sponsored by Rob Nosse (Democrat), Cyrus Javadi (Republican), Hai Pham (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Nathan Sosa (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), and Hoa Nguyen (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 3243?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 13, 2025. Enacted.
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