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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to prior authorization."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Creates a process that exempts certain health care providers from prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances.</i>] Requires additional reporting<b> about prior authorization</b> to the Department of Consumer and Business Services<b> from insurers offering a health benefit plan</b> and tells the department to make [<i>certain</i>]<b> this</b> data publicly available. [<i>Applies these requirements to commercial health insurance, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Creates restrictions for prior authorization requirements during certain surgical procedures for insurers offering a health benefit plan. Requires certain insurers offering a health benefit plan to implement a prior authorization programming interface by January 1, 2027.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3134"
citation: "Oregon HB 3134 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "Rob Nosse"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90a97c3f-4026-4964-85bd-5ea1a7fc8fe9"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3134"
source_hash: "19aebad11dd45240b18660dd4992d2f487e264e6d7f83f649c13901f591ef526"
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 3134 (2025R1) — Relating to prior authorization.
</b> </i>] [<i>Creates a process that exempts certain health care providers from prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances.</i>] Requires additional reporting<b> about prior authorization</b> to the Department of Consumer and Business Services<b> from insurers offering a health benefit plan</b> and tells the department to make [<i>certain</i>]<b> this</b> data publicly available. [<i>Applies these requirements to commercial health insurance, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Creates restrictions for prior authorization requirements during certain surgical procedures for insurers offering a health benefit plan. Requires certain insurers offering a health benefit plan to implement a prior authorization programming interface by January 1, 2027.</b>
## 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/HB3134/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3134/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3134/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28786)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3134/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Hai Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — 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. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-14T23:33:27+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
- **2025-04-14T23:33:28+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23T15:46:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-30T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-05T19:13:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06T18:39:37+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07T19:36:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08T18:40:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08T19:51:21+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-20T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-27T16:36:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-27T18:00:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-29T21:59:57+00:00** Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-02T19:24:04+00:00** Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-03T19:39:23+00:00** Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-04T19:31:28+00:00** Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-05T19:02:25+00:00** Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-09T19:36:00+00:00** Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-10T19:18:32+00:00** Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-12T00:22:01+00:00** Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-12T18:59:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13T19:59:45+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-16T22:18:39+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T20:52:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00** Chapter 388, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90a97c3f-4026-4964-85bd-5ea1a7fc8fe9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).