Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 3198 — Directs the Oregon Health Authority to dedicate staff in the office of the authority that is responsible for tribal affairs to lead the work of addressing the issue of missing and murdered indigenous people.

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 February 13, 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

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act tells OHA to have staff in the part that does tribal affairs look at missing and murdered indigenous people. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells DOJ to study missing and murdered indigenous people and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</i>] [<i>Requires the Department of Justice to study missing and murdered indigenous people. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public safety not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to dedicate staff in the office of the authority that is responsible for tribal affairs to lead the work of addressing the issue of missing and murdered indigenous people.</b>

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 84 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (84)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3198 do?
<b>Digest: The Act tells OHA to have staff in the part that does tribal affairs look at missing and murdered indigenous people. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells DOJ to study missing and murdered indigenous people and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</i>] [<i>Requires the Department of Justice to study missing and murdered indigenous people. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public safety not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to dedicate staff in the office of the authority that is responsible for tribal affairs to lead the work of addressing the issue of missing and murdered indigenous people.</b>
Who sponsors HB 3198?
HB 3198 is sponsored by Tawna Sanchez (Democrat), Rick Lewis (Republican), Farrah Chaichi (Democrat), Kevin Mannix (Republican), Annessa Hartman (Democrat), and Hoa Nguyen (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 3198?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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