Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB2998: Relating to behavioral health screening for racial trauma; prescribing an effective date.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act tells OHA to adopt rules to require certain mental health providers to screen for racial trauma. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to require behavioral health providers that are certified or licensed by the authority to screen for racial trauma during an initial assessment. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to behavioral health screening for racial trauma; and prescribing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to behavioral health screening for racial trauma; and prescribing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules to require behavioral health providers that are certified or licensed by the authority to: (1) Include in an initial assessment for behavioral health services a screening to determine if an individual has experienced racial trauma; and (2) If the individual is determined to have experienced racial trauma, connect the individual with behavioral health services that are culturally specific to the racial trauma experienced. SECTION 2. (1) Section 1 of this 2025 Act becomes operative on January 1, 2026. (2) The Oregon Health Authority may take any action before the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section that is necessary to enable the authority to exercise, on and after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, all of the duties, functions and powers conferred on the authority by section 1 of this 2025 Act. SECTION 3. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die. matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. …
Sponsors
- Travis Nelson (D, 44) · primary sponsor
- Shannon Isadore (D, 33)
- Andrea Valderrama (D, 47)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Subjects: Behavioral Health and Health Care
Common questions
- What is HB2998?
- HB2998 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to behavioral health screening for racial trauma; prescribing an effective date.
- What does HB2998 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to behavioral health screening for racial trauma; and prescribing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB2998?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2998?
- Travis Nelson (D, 44), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2998?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/2998
Source: official Oregon record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.