Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3127: Relating to reports of death.
Status: Chaptered, July 25, 2025
Digest: The Act would tell people to report deaths to the state using an electronic system. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires use of the state electronic reporting system to report deaths to the Center for Health Statistics. [ Takes effect July 1, 2027. ].
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 18, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session House Bill 3127 Sponsored by Representative OWENS, Senator GIROD; Representative WRIGHT, Senators MANNING JR, SMITH DB (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to reports of death; amending ORS 146.095, 247.570 and 432.133. SECTION 1. ORS 432.133 is amended to read: 432.133. (1)(a) A report of death for each death that occurs in this state must be submitted [to the county registrar of the county in which the death occurred or] through the state electronic reporting system to the Center for Health Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics, within five calendar days after death or the finding of a dead body and before final disposition, and must be registered if it has been completed and submitted in accordance with this section. (b) If the place of death is unknown, but the dead body is found in this state, the report of death must be completed and submitted in accordance with this section. The place where the body is found must be noted as the place of death except, if in an emergency the decedent is moved by conveyance to another county and is dead on arrival, the death shall be considered to have occurred in the county from where the body was originally moved. (c) When death …
Sponsors
- Mark Owens (R, 60) · primary sponsor
- Gerald Wright (R, 9)
- Fred Girod (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- David Smith (R, 1)
- Manning Jr., James (D, 7)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 444, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
- : Governor signed.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill.
- : Conference Committee Report distributed in the Senate.
- : Conference Committee Recommendation: The Senate recede from Senate amendments dated 05-27 and bill be repassed.
- : Work Session held.
- : Senators Girod, Manning Jr, Reynolds appointed Senate conferees.
- : Representatives Owens, Munoz, Nosse appointed House conferees.
Votes
- Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill. (June 18, 2025): 27 yea, 2 nay, passed
- HB3127 Committee Vote (June 16, 2025): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House refused to concur in Senate amendments. (June 12, 2025): 56 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. (June 11, 2025): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SHC Committee Vote (May 20, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. (March 4, 2025): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Behavioral Health and Health Care
Common questions
- What is HB3127?
- HB3127 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to reports of death.
- What does HB3127 do?
- Digest: The Act would tell people to report deaths to the state using an electronic system. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires use of the state electronic reporting system to report deaths to the Center for Health Statistics. [ Takes effect July 1, 2027. ].
- What is the status of HB3127?
- Chaptered as of July 25, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 444, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026. (July 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3127?
- Mark Owens (R, 60), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3127?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3127
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