---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to health insurance."
description: "Limits ability of insurers offering dental benefit to require reimbursement of claims by credit card or electronic funds transfer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3008"
citation: "Oregon HB 3008 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cyrus Javadi", "Hai Pham", "Janelle Bynum"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/810fbf80-52a0-4ab1-849b-b1744ceb3dbf"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3008"
source_hash: "971512fd4a313566d314ef2d00666e674f9cb08b71ad0b64ee69dbe6d2dc986d"
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 3008 (2023R1) — Relating to health insurance.

Limits ability of insurers offering dental benefit to require reimbursement of claims by credit card or electronic funds transfer.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3008/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3008/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3008/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3008/B-Engrossed)
5. **HBHHC Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23525)
6. **SHC Amendment -A8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24853)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3008/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3008/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **22–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Pham H, Javadi. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **53–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cyrus Javadi — primary (person)
- Hai Pham — primary (person)
- Janelle Bynum — primary (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-22T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-24T22:57:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27T18:32:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:24:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham H, Javadi. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T20:06:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T16:52:34+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-24T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-17T19:12:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T02:43:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23T18:34:42+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T02:44:52+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Hansell.
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 425, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/810fbf80-52a0-4ab1-849b-b1744ceb3dbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).