Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 421 — Requires the System of Care Advisory Council to study the youth behavioral health workforce.

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 January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill requires a study on the youth behavioral health workforce.

The System of Care Advisory Council must study the youth behavioral health workforce and report findings by September 15, 2026. The bill will sunset on January 2, 2027.

Summary

Digest: The Act tells the System of Care Advisory Council to look at the youth behavioral health work force and report on it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Requires the System of Care Advisory Council to study the youth behavioral health workforce. Directs the council to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to behavioral health and health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 88 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (88)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 421 do?
Digest: The Act tells the System of Care Advisory Council to look at the youth behavioral health work force and report on it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Requires the System of Care Advisory Council to study the youth behavioral health workforce. Directs the council to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to behavioral health and health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Who sponsors SB 421?
SB 421 is sponsored by Lisa Reynolds (Democrat) and Tawna Sanchez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 421?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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