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| Bill | Relating to licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioners; and prescribing an effective date. | Authorizes the Oregon Board of Psychology to issue a license to practice behavioral health promotion, prevention and brief intervention to a qualified applicant. Defines the "practice of behavioral health promotion, prevention and brief intervention" and "licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner." Prohibits a person from using the title "licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner" without a license. Creates a licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner-client privilege for certain communications. Requires a licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner to report certain types of abuse. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2026R1 | SB 1547 | Oregon SB 1547 (2026R1) |
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enacted | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00 | 2026-03-17T17:33:50+00:00 | openstates | ocd-bill/a0ec4bb1-17f1-4920-805b-eb0a6d649e86 | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1547 | 0a59fb6b46c7359d2b7417b316f29b5e4a2e25b3c8de851726dd036ff367ec4b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Oregon SB 1547 (2026R1) — Relating to licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioners; and prescribing an effective date.
Authorizes the Oregon Board of Psychology to issue a license to practice behavioral health promotion, prevention and brief intervention to a qualified applicant. Defines the "practice of behavioral health promotion, prevention and brief intervention" and "licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner." Prohibits a person from using the title "licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner" without a license. Creates a licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner-client privilege for certain communications. Requires a licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioner to report certain types of abuse. 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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- SECBH Amendment -1 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Isadore. Passed. — 52–2 (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — 27–2 (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00 Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00 Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.
referral-committee - 2026-02-05T16:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- 2026-02-09T17:47:57+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-10T19:28:45+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-02-11T19:36:16+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11T19:44:12+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-11T20:34:26+00:00 Referred to Behavioral Health.
referral-committee - 2026-02-17T21:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing cancelled.
- 2026-02-19T21:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- 2026-02-20T23:21:33+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-25T02:05:29+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-02-26T02:05:04+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Isadore. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-27T21:03:14+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2026-02-27T23:33:35+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2026-03-05T22:50:02+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2026-03-17T17:32:42+00:00 Chapter 26, 2026 Laws.
- 2026-03-17T17:33:50+00:00 Effective date, June 5, 2026.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0ec4bb1-17f1-4920-805b-eb0a6d649e86. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).