---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to health care."
description: "</b> </i>] Prohibits cost-sharing on certain health insurance<b>, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and Public Employees' Benefit Board</b> coverage of cervical cancer screenings and follow-up examinations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1527"
citation: "Oregon SB 1527 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-17T17:33:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4c1e83c-af30-4fc6-babd-ca1a44475edd"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1527"
source_hash: "b0ac600048209f8591a27ca4b2420a06cf2000d0c576cc142e042285836fa058"
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 1527 (2026R1) — Relating to health care.

</b> </i>] Prohibits cost-sharing on certain health insurance<b>, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and Public Employees' Benefit Board</b> coverage of cervical cancer screenings and follow-up examinations.

## 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/SB1527/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1527/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1527/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29833)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1527/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hayden, Patterson. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04T23:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-02-06T23:14:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T19:23:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10T20:04:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hayden, Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10T20:14:29+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T17:18:55+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T23:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-02-20T23:21:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T02:05:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26T01:59:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-27T21:03:14+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-02-27T23:33:35+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T22:50:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-17T17:32:42+00:00** Chapter 24, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-03-17T17:33:50+00:00** 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/e4c1e83c-af30-4fc6-babd-ca1a44475edd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).