---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to prescription drug coverage in publicly financed programs; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Reestablishes Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group in Oregon Health Authority to continue development of evidence-based algorithms for prescription drug treatment of mental health disorders. Specifies membership."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 138"
citation: "Oregon SB 138 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-23T17:39:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76d70270-1e94-4e86-8498-ffd42c38c0aa"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB138"
source_hash: "ab61c7409b4c7d4bb050b2aac009da3af8b09618edb7638848a2aff8b85f83f6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 138 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to prescription drug coverage in publicly financed programs; and declaring an emergency.

Reestablishes Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group in Oregon Health Authority to continue development of evidence-based algorithms for prescription drug treatment of mental health disorders. Specifies membership.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB138/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB138/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB138/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB138/B-Engrossed)
5. **JWM Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16676)
6. **SHC Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14496)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB138/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB138/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Heard. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **38–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T16:47:07+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-25T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-25T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-02T20:25:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02T20:25:53+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-17T19:22:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30T15:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-05-30T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-07T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-11T21:13:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-12T18:39:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-13T23:41:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Heard. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-17T16:38:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T21:03:34+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T17:04:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-18T17:53:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19T18:43:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-24T22:53:53+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-25T15:12:43+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-15T16:31:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-23T17:36:36+00:00** Chapter 544, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-07-23T17:39:36+00:00** Effective date, July 15, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76d70270-1e94-4e86-8498-ffd42c38c0aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).