republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2025r1/hb-2685.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to cytomegalovirus; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide information on the screening protocol for cytomegalovirus to hospitals and birthing centers. Requires the authority to establish by rule a newborn screening protocol for cytomegalovirus. Eliminates the requirement if cytomegalovirus is added to the newborn bloodspot screening panel. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2685"
citation: "Oregon HB 2685 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bobby Levy", "Ed Diehl", "Hai Pham", "Lesly Muñoz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a6c42af-140c-4ab4-8efd-64a1201b4f78"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2685"
source_hash: "3086a35fb9995fe0accbb6e2f6fbbc78ac072639f008590170c64eafb15b3942"
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 HB 2685 (2025R1) — Relating to cytomegalovirus; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide information on the screening protocol for cytomegalovirus to hospitals and birthing centers. Requires the authority to establish by rule a newborn screening protocol for cytomegalovirus. Eliminates the requirement if cytomegalovirus is added to the newborn bloodspot screening panel. 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.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2685/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2685/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2685/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBHHC Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27284)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2685/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. — **42–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **44–2** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bobby Levy — primary (person)
- Ed Diehl — primary (person)
- Hai Pham — primary (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — primary (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Darin Harbick — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lucetta Elmer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-01T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-07T22:33:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07T22:33:37+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T14:38:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T20:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2025-06-12T20:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-20T01:48:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-20T18:45:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-23T21:09:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-23T22:13:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-23T23:04:28+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-24T20:42:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-24T22:16:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-25T01:11:19+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-26T18:14:38+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-26T22:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00** Chapter 488, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a6c42af-140c-4ab4-8efd-64a1201b4f78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).