Oregon 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 770 — Relating to statewide health care coverage; and declaring an emergency.

Last action — Effective date, July 23, 2019.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 42 sponsors

    7 primary, 35 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Establishes <b>Task Force on</b> Universal Health Care <i>Commission</i>] charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents. Specifies membership and duties of <i>commission</i>]<b> task force</b>. Requires recommendations to be guided by specified values and principles. Prescribes requirements for plan design and items that <i>commission</i>]<b> task force</b> must consider. Requires <i>commission to first meet by November 1, 2019, and provide first report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by March 15, 2020. Requires commission</i>]<b> members of task force to be appointed by May 31, 2020, and task force </b>to submit to <b>2021 regular session of</b> Legislative Assembly final recommendations <i>by February 1, 2021, or report on work that remains to be completed</i>]<b> for design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan and Health Care for All Oregon Board</b>. <b>Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program. Specifies elements that must be included in plan, to extent feasible. Requires authority to provide report to Legislative Assembly, no later than May 1, 2020, containing discussion of potential eligibility requirements for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option, options for targeting specified groups, recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement plan and any federal approval that would be required to implement plan.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective date, July 23, 2019.

  2. Chapter 629, 2019 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Speaker signed.

  5. President signed.

  6. Gelser, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.

  7. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse, Fahey. Passed.

  8. Rules suspended. Second reading.

  9. Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. Referred to Ways and Means.

  11. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  12. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr, Dembrow. Passed.

  13. Second reading.

  14. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  15. Work Session held.

  16. Work Session held.

  17. Returned to Full Committee.

  18. Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

  19. Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  20. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  21. Work Session held.

  22. Work Session held.

  23. Public Hearing held.

  24. Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.

  25. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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7 sponsors · 35 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 29 voted No

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (35)

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr, Dembrow. Passed.

Passed 19 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13801
Democrat 6000
Republican 0101
Total 19902
% of votes cast 63%30%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Alan Olsen — Nay
Arnie Roblan — Yea
Betsy Johnson — Yea
Bill Hansell — Nay
Brian Boquist — Yea
Chuck Riley — Yea
Chuck Thomsen — Nay
Cliff Bentz — Nay
Dallas Heard — Nay
Dennis Linthicum — Not Voting
Denyc Boles — Nay
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — Yea
Ginny Burdick — Yea
Herman Baertschiger Jr. — Nay
Laurie Monnes Anderson — Yea
Lee Beyer — Yea
Mark Hass — Yea
Michael Dembrow — Yea
Peter Courtney — Yea
Sara Gelser — Yea
Shemia Fagan — Yea
Tim Knopp — Nay
Floyd Prozanski Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Jeff Golden Democrat Yea
Kathleen Taylor Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Fred Girod Republican Not Voting
Kim Thatcher Republican Nay

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Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse, Fahey. Passed.

Passed 37 Yea · 18 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24903
Democrat 13100
Republican 0801
Total 371804
% of votes cast 63%31%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Alissa Keny-Guyer — Yea
Andrea Salinas — Yea
Anna Williams — Yea
Barbara Smith Warner — Yea
Bill Post — Nay
Brad Witt — Yea
Brian Clem — Not Voting
Caddy McKeown — Yea
Carl Wilson — Nay
Carla Piluso — Yea
Cheri Helt — Nay
Courtney Neron — Yea
Dan Rayfield — Yea
Diego Hernandez — Yea
Duane Stark — Nay
Gary Leif — Nay
Greg Barreto — Nay
Jack Zika — Nay
Janelle Bynum — Yea
Jeff Barker — Yea
Jeff Reardon — Yea
Jennifer Williamson — Yea
Karin Power — Yea
Lynn Findley — Nay
Margaret Doherty — Yea
Marty Wilde — Yea
Mike Nearman — Nay
Mitch Greenlick — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
Rachel Prusak — Yea
Ron Noble — Not Voting
Sheri Schouten — Yea
Sherrie Sprenger — Not Voting
Teresa Alonso Leon — Yea
Tiffiny Mitchell — Yea
Tina Kotek — Yea
Chris Gorsek Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Mark Meek Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Nay
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Cedric Hayden Republican Nay
Christine Drazan Republican Nay
Daniel Bonham Republican Nay
David Brock Smith Republican Nay
E. Werner Reschke Republican Nay
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Mike McLane Republican Nay
Rick Lewis Republican Nay
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Passed 27 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15603
Democrat 12200
Republican 0400
Total 271203
% of votes cast 64%29%0%7%
How each member voted (42)
Member Party Vote
Arnie Roblan — Yea
Arnie Roblan — Yea
Betsy Johnson — Yea
Betsy Johnson — Yea
Bill Hansell — Nay
Bill Hansell — Nay
Carla Piluso — Yea
Carla Piluso — Yea
Chuck Thomsen — Nay
Chuck Thomsen — Nay
Dallas Heard — Yea
Dallas Heard — Yea
Dan Rayfield — Yea
Dan Rayfield — Yea
Denyc Boles — Yea
Duane Stark — Nay
Duane Stark — Nay
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — Not Voting
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — Not Voting
Herman Baertschiger Jr. — Not Voting
Lee Beyer — Yea
Lee Beyer — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Nay
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Nay
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Fred Girod Republican Nay
Fred Girod Republican Nay
Mike McLane Republican Nay
Mike McLane Republican Nay

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 770 do?
Establishes <b>Task Force on</b> Universal Health Care <i>Commission</i>] charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents. Specifies membership and duties of <i>commission</i>]<b> task force</b>. Requires recommendations to be guided by specified values and principles. Prescribes requirements for plan design and items that <i>commission</i>]<b> task force</b> must consider. Requires <i>commission to first meet by November 1, 2019, and provide first report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by March 15, 2020. Requires commission</i>]<b> members of task force to be appointed by May 31, 2020, and task force </b>to submit to <b>2021 regular session of</b> Legislative Assembly final recommendations <i>by February 1, 2021, or report on work that remains to be completed</i>]<b> for design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan and Health Care for All Oregon Board</b>. <b>Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program. Specifies elements that must be included in plan, to extent feasible. Requires authority to provide report to Legislative Assembly, no later than May 1, 2020, containing discussion of potential eligibility requirements for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option, options for targeting specified groups, recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement plan and any federal approval that would be required to implement plan.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors SB 770?
SB 770 is sponsored by Lew Frederick (Democrat), Tawna Sanchez (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Julie Fahey (Democrat), Jeff Golden (Democrat), Floyd Prozanski (Democrat), Rob Wagner (Democrat), David Gomberg (Democrat), Chris Gorsek (Democrat), Ken Helm (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Susan McLain (Democrat), Mark Meek (Democrat), Rob Nosse (Democrat), Kathleen Taylor (Democrat), Dick Anderson (Republican), Paul Holvey, Diego Hernandez, Margaret Doherty, Janelle Bynum, Teresa Alonso Leon, Chuck Riley, Ginny Burdick, Jennifer Williamson, Andrea Salinas, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Lee Beyer, Michael Dembrow, Sara Gelser, Mark Hass, Brad Witt, Marty Wilde, Barbara Smith Warner, Sheri Schouten, Jeff Reardon, Dan Rayfield, Rachel Prusak, Tiffiny Mitchell, Karin Power, Carla Piluso, Shemia Fagan, and Courtney Neron.
What is the current status of SB 770?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2019. Enacted.
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