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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to proton beam therapy."
description: "Prohibits insurers from imposing prior authorization or other utilization review requirements on coverage of proton beam therapy<b> for prostate cancer</b> that <i>do not apply to</i>]<b> are more restrictive than prior authorization or utilization review requirements applied to</b> coverage of radiation therapy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2"
citation: "Oregon SB 2 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hansell", "Peter Courtney"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-07T18:23:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4ab930f-4129-4615-a65c-3f65266e15bc"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB2"
source_hash: "0df37dbb841e82379faa8ffa48ee60c24c7de0d5753f777bfc01d61bbf5007e9"
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 2 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to proton beam therapy.
Prohibits insurers from imposing prior authorization or other utilization review requirements on coverage of proton beam therapy<b> for prostate cancer</b> that <i>do not apply to</i>]<b> are more restrictive than prior authorization or utilization review requirements applied to</b> coverage of radiation therapy.
## 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/SB2/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB2/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB2/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21001)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB2/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **291** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Prusak. Passed. — **463** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **41** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **261** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **91** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- Peter Courtney — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-01T15:13:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T17:55:16+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T19:29:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T03:28:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05T19:30:55+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-13T03:22:43+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-25T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-27T21:51:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-01T18:17:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-02T23:12:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-03T22:24:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prusak. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03T22:25:11+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Dexter.
- **2021-06-08T17:46:55+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-06-08T17:47:55+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-06-09T21:12:52+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-10T18:01:12+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-23T17:39:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-07T17:05:39+00:00** Chapter 384, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-07-07T18:23:45+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4ab930f-4129-4615-a65c-3f65266e15bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).