Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 34 — Requires the Department of Human Services to study the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facilities with the public.

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about the persons that own and operate long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells ODHS to study long term care. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).</i>] Requires the Department of Human Services to study [<i>long term care</i>]<b> the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facilities with the public</b>. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than [<i>September 15, 2026</i>]<b> December 31, 2025</b>. Sunsets <b>the study requirements</b> on January 2, 2027. <b>Requires a long term care facility, before the facility may change its owner or operator, to apply to the department for approval and provide notice to residents. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 88 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (88)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 34 do?
<b>Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about the persons that own and operate long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells ODHS to study long term care. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).</i>] Requires the Department of Human Services to study [<i>long term care</i>]<b> the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facilities with the public</b>. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than [<i>September 15, 2026</i>]<b> December 31, 2025</b>. Sunsets <b>the study requirements</b> on January 2, 2027. <b>Requires a long term care facility, before the facility may change its owner or operator, to apply to the department for approval and provide notice to residents. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Who sponsors SB 34?
SB 34 is sponsored by Deb Patterson (Democrat) and James Manning Jr. (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 34?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 34?
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