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Bill Relating to facilities that provide mental health treatment. Prohibits state hospitals from providing inpatient services to individuals who are under 18 years of age. Modifies the description of when a qualifying mental disorder is resistant to treatment for purposes of involuntary civil commitment of an extremely dangerous person. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to designate a licensed physician to serve as the chief medical officer of a state hospital, regardless of whether the superintendent of the hospital is a licensed physician. Requires certain evaluations to be conducted by a certified evaluator. us/states/or Oregon Legislative Assembly 2025R1 SB 834 Oregon SB 834 (2025R1)
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Oregon SB 834 (2025R1) — Relating to facilities that provide mental health treatment.

Prohibits state hospitals from providing inpatient services to individuals who are under 18 years of age. Modifies the description of when a qualifying mental disorder is resistant to treatment for purposes of involuntary civil commitment of an extremely dangerous person. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to designate a licensed physician to serve as the chief medical officer of a state hospital, regardless of whether the superintendent of the hospital is a licensed physician. Requires certain evaluations to be conducted by a certified evaluator.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Heard and Reported Out — 40 (pass) · upper
  • Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — 3316 (pass) · lower
  • Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — 207 (pass) · upper
  • Heard and Reported Out — 72 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00 Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00 Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health. referral-committee
  • 2025-02-04T21:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2025-02-11T21:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2025-02-18T17:19:25+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-18T19:12:03+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2025-02-20T20:23:19+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-25T20:12:38+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-02-27T19:41:05+00:00 Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. referral-committee
  • 2025-04-24T22:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2025-05-06T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2025-05-12T20:15:18+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-13T18:58:56+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2025-05-14T19:43:54+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
  • 2025-05-15T20:08:18+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-19T19:36:04+00:00 President signed. passage
  • 2025-05-20T17:35:37+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
  • 2025-05-28T00:03:09+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
  • 2025-06-06T22:01:42+00:00 Chapter 175, 2025 Laws.
  • 2025-06-06T22:13:28+00:00 Effective date, January 1, 2026.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dfdc29c2-7fd3-4d64-8df1-5480bf0d4dea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).