---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to health."
description: "Requires state medical assistance program to provide <i>for up to six behavioral health checkups every year</i>]<b> mental health wellness appointments as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2469"
citation: "Oregon HB 2469 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara Smith Warner", "Duane Stark"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ce9f72e-e641-4281-8a66-ae556f6c1963"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2469"
source_hash: "9833ebf4ad9e95c835ca4684823c49ebc2ebeee207c6831e388e8954bb175251"
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 HB 2469 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to health.

Requires state medical assistance program to provide <i>for up to six behavioral health checkups every year</i>]<b> mental health wellness appointments as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority</b>.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2469/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2469/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2469/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBH Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19423)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2469/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Stark. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Robinson. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Smith Warner — primary (person)
- Duane Stark — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Zika — cosponsor (person)
- Jami Cate — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Lily Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Moore-Green — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-01-30T02:15:51+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Behavioral Health, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- **2021-01-30T02:15:52+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-31T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-01T19:38:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T19:38:46+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2021-04-05T18:04:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-11T01:13:11+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-13T04:23:16+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-14T04:08:45+00:00** Carried over to April 14, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-14T18:54:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Stark. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T20:17:12+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19T19:07:56+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-11T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-18T15:08:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-18T17:26:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19T18:31:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Robinson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19T18:32:22+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-05-20T19:02:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-25T17:04:30+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T21:24:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 116, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ce9f72e-e641-4281-8a66-ae556f6c1963`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).