Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB22: Relating to affordability in health care.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Digest: Tells DCBS to study affordable health care and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study affordability in health care. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to affordability in health care.
From the introduced text, January 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to affordability in health care. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall study affordability in health care. The department shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care no later than September 15, 2026. SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. LC 2790
Sponsors
- Deb Patterson (D, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 104, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
- : Governor signed.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.
- : Second reading.
- : Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
- : Referred to Ways and Means.
- : First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- : Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed.
Subjects: Health Care
Common questions
- What is SB22?
- SB22 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to affordability in health care.
- What does SB22 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to affordability in health care.
- What is the status of SB22?
- Chaptered as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 104, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026. (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB22?
- Deb Patterson (D, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB22?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/22
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