Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

HB 3129 — Establishes the Higher Education Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Fund.

Last action — In House Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    2 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Digest: The Act creates a behavioral health workforce fund for higher learning. The Act provides for the purposes and uses of moneys in the fund. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Establishes the Higher Education Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Fund. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys from the fund to community colleges and public and private universities in this state for purposes of expanding the training, employment and retention of behavioral health professionals. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 81 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (81)

81 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3129 do?
Digest: The Act creates a behavioral health workforce fund for higher learning. The Act provides for the purposes and uses of moneys in the fund. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Establishes the Higher Education Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Fund. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys from the fund to community colleges and public and private universities in this state for purposes of expanding the training, employment and retention of behavioral health professionals. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors HB 3129?
HB 3129 is sponsored by Rob Nosse (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Sara Gelser Blouin, Jeff Golden (Democrat), Kathleen Taylor (Democrat), Hai Pham (Democrat), and Lesly Muñoz (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 3129?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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