republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/sb-1575.md

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Bill	Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.	Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program. [<i>Requires a hospice program to apply for a new initial license after a change in ownership.</i>] Prohibits individuals who have been excluded from participation in Medicare or Medicaid or have been found liable for fraud or abuse from holding an ownership interest in a hospice program. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to complete rulemaking within 24 months. Subject to exceptions, prohibits the authority from issuing new hospice licenses until rulemaking is complete. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2026R1	SB 1575	Oregon SB 1575 (2026R1)	bill		enacted	Deb Patterson James Manning Jr. Sara Gelser Blouin Tom Andersen Travis Nelson	5	20	4	2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00	2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/97cc64a8-e48b-4214-9ba9-300bb9ed02b9	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1575	b6ede3415f383e13f43b999ed139987c38476c3257744eaee6fb16f0718840c5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon SB 1575 (2026R1) — Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.

Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program. [Requires a hospice program to apply for a new initial license after a change in ownership.] Prohibits individuals who have been excluded from participation in Medicare or Medicaid or have been found liable for fraud or abuse from holding an ownership interest in a hospice program. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to complete rulemaking within 24 months. Subject to exceptions, prohibits the authority from issuing new hospice licenses until rulemaking is complete. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. SHC Amendment -4 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Heard and Reported Out — 6–1 (pass) · lower
• Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — 19–8 (pass) · upper
• Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — 52–1 (pass) · lower
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 3–2 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Deb Patterson — primary (person)
• James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
• Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
• Tom Andersen — primary (person)
• Travis Nelson — primary (person)
• Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
• Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
• Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
• Chris Gorsek — cosponsor (person)
• Courtney Neron Misslin — cosponsor (person)
• Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
• David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
• Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
• Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
• Hai Pham — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
• Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
• Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
• Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
• Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
• Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
• Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
• Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
• Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
• Thuy Tran — cosponsor (person)
• Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)

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 Health Care. referral-committee
• 2026-02-04T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-02-16T23:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-02-19T23:20:00+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-20T19:50:43+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-02-23T22:23:52+00:00 Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.
• 2026-02-25T00:42:51+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-25T01:32:14+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-25T02:11:33+00:00 Referred to Rules. referral-committee
• 2026-03-02T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-03-03T16:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-03-03T22:31:36+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-03T22:40:45+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-03-04T22:57:52+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-05T21:58:27+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2026-03-05T22:58:19+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2026-04-07T16:32:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2026-04-14T19:37:41+00:00 Chapter 133, 2026 Laws.
• 2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00 Effective date, April 7, 2026.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/97cc64a8-e48b-4214-9ba9-300bb9ed02b9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).