Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 8 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 2939 — Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance.

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 04, 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

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    2 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Digest: The Act makes a hospital that wants to close or cease, reduce or relocate health services first give notice 275 days in advance. Allows the OHA to impose civil penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations.

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

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (81)

81 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2939 do?
Digest: The Act makes a hospital that wants to close or cease, reduce or relocate health services first give notice 275 days in advance. Allows the OHA to impose civil penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations.
Who sponsors HB 2939?
HB 2939 is sponsored by Zach Hudson (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Nancy Nathanson (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Khanh Pham (Democrat), Jules Walters (Democrat), Rob Nosse (Democrat), Mark Owens (Republican), and Hoa Nguyen (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2939?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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