---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to entities created by the Oregon Health and Science University."
description: "Permits the Oregon Health and Science University to create and maintain a nonprofit corporation under the laws of this state so long as the university is a corporate member of the corporation. Provides that certain individuals who provide patient care for the nonprofit corporation are acting within the scope of their state employment or duties<b>.</b> [<i>and that certain prohibitions regarding the practice of medicine do not apply to the nonprofit corporation.</i>]<b> Provides that the entity is a public employer for purposes of the Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act. Provides that certain provisions of the Oregon Professional Corporation Act do not apply to the entity.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4179"
citation: "Oregon HB 4179 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-16T17:56:55+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e13a854-454c-49d0-bc68-43b98fdc44cc"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4179"
source_hash: "512ae8ca3e6df722b425ea4598bf774a70758a4975d6d2f0915b62eb6ad2b09e"
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 4179 (2026R1) — Relating to entities created by the Oregon Health and Science University.

Permits the Oregon Health and Science University to create and maintain a nonprofit corporation under the laws of this state so long as the university is a corporate member of the corporation. Provides that certain individuals who provide patient care for the nonprofit corporation are acting within the scope of their state employment or duties<b>.</b> [<i>and that certain prohibitions regarding the practice of medicine do not apply to the nonprofit corporation.</i>]<b> Provides that the entity is a public employer for purposes of the Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act. Provides that certain provisions of the Oregon Professional Corporation Act do not apply to the entity.</b>

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4179/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4179/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4179/A-Engrossed)
4. **SRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30777)
5. **SRULES Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30778)
6. **SRULES Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30801)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4179/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **36–16** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. — **50–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16T17:56:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16T21:46:06+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T16:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-02-21T01:49:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23T20:37:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25T01:50:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25T18:50:06+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T19:07:20+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-03-02T16:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-03T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-03T22:22:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T20:18:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T02:09:41+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-06T22:57:20+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10T20:49:13+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-04-07T22:30:54+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00** Chapter 127, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e13a854-454c-49d0-bc68-43b98fdc44cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).