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| Bill | Relating to mental health; and declaring an emergency. | Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide incentives to increase recruitment and retention of mental health workforce, including pipeline development, scholarships for undergraduates and stipends for graduate students, loan repayments and retention activities. Directs authority to expand funding, develop programs and provide incentives to improve access to culturally responsive behavioral health services by tribal members, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, veterans, persons with disabilities, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals working in correctional facilities, residents of rural areas and other underserved communities. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2021 Regular Session | HB 2949 | Oregon HB 2949 (2021 Regular Session) |
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Oregon HB 2949 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to mental health; and declaring an emergency.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide incentives to increase recruitment and retention of mental health workforce, including pipeline development, scholarships for undergraduates and stipends for graduate students, loan repayments and retention activities. Directs authority to expand funding, develop programs and provide incentives to improve access to culturally responsive behavioral health services by tribal members, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, veterans, persons with disabilities, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals working in correctional facilities, residents of rural areas and other underserved communities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- HBH Amendment -26 (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- JWM Amendment -A28 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. — 20–7 (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Bynum. Passed. — 51–6 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 36–10 (pass) · legislature
Sponsors
- Janelle Bynum — primary (person)
- Sheri Schouten — primary (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — primary (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — 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 Behavioral Health with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2021-03-03T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2021-04-07T15:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2021-04-12T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2021-04-15T20:31:36+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-04-15T20:31:37+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
referral-committee - 2021-06-13T15:23:00+00:00 Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
referral-committee - 2021-06-17T15:03:00+00:00 Returned to Full Committee.
- 2021-06-17T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2021-06-21T21:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2021-06-23T16:21:44+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-06-24T17:33:17+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2021-06-25T01:49:40+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Bynum. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2021-06-25T16:16:17+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2021-06-25T16:56:24+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2021-06-26T19:14:46+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-06-26T20:42:34+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2021-06-26T21:03:31+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2021-06-29T20:32:46+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2021-06-30T21:39:37+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2021-08-06T17:22:00+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00 Chapter 677, (2021 Laws): Effective date August 06, 2021.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aebe3398-c450-48e6-a3cb-7ea734199afe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).