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| Bill | Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; and prescribing an effective date. | </b> </i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the effects of House Bill 2697 (2023). Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Directs that a hospital shall comply with either the nurse staffing plan for a unit if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has been adopted or, if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has not been adopted, the applicable statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for the unit. Allows the Oregon Health Authority to consolidate multiple complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain the same allegations or allegations based on the same set of facts into a single investigation or enforcement action. Directs the authority to give priority to the investigation and disposition of complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain allegations that occur on or after June 1, 2025. Creates a violation for failure to adopt a hospital-wide nurse staffing plan, comply with a nurse staffing plan that has been adopted for a unit, or comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if a nurse staffing plan has not been adopted for a unit. Prohibits the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation for failure to comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if the hospital took certain actions in efforts to comply.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2025R1 | HB 3294 | Oregon HB 3294 (2025R1) |
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Oregon HB 3294 (2025R1) — Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; and prescribing an effective date.
] [Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the effects of House Bill 2697 (2023). Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets January 2, 2027.] Directs that a hospital shall comply with either the nurse staffing plan for a unit if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has been adopted or, if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has not been adopted, the applicable statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for the unit. Allows the Oregon Health Authority to consolidate multiple complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain the same allegations or allegations based on the same set of facts into a single investigation or enforcement action. Directs the authority to give priority to the investigation and disposition of complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain allegations that occur on or after June 1, 2025. Creates a violation for failure to adopt a hospital-wide nurse staffing plan, comply with a nurse staffing plan that has been adopted for a unit, or comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if a nurse staffing plan has not been adopted for a unit. Prohibits the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation for failure to comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if the hospital took certain actions in efforts to comply. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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
- HRULES Amendment -3 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — 52–1 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 3–2 (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — 22–4 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-21T17:56:04+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2025-01-24T19:44:29+00:00 Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2025-04-03T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-04-08T22:49:14+00:00 Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- 2025-04-08T22:49:15+00:00 Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.
referral-committee - 2025-06-12T15:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-06-12T21:32:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-06-16T20:53:15+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-16T20:53:16+00:00 Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- 2025-06-17T18:54:06+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2025-06-18T20:31:01+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to June 19, 2025 Calendar.
- 2025-06-19T17:28:32+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2025-06-19T19:05:13+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2025-06-19T21:08:02+00:00 Referred to Rules.
referral-committee - 2025-06-20T17:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-06-23T20:32:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-06-25T16:41:25+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-25T21:47:08+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2025-06-25T23:08:28+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2025-06-27T21:26:47+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2025-06-27T22:58:40+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00 Chapter 506, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3a29eb31-8613-4d3d-b283-50da2a9deb33. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).