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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
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legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
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session: "2026R1"
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identifier: "SB 1575"
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citation: "Oregon SB 1575 (2026R1)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "James Manning Jr.", "Sara Gelser Blouin", "Tom Andersen", "Travis Nelson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97cc64a8-e48b-4214-9ba9-300bb9ed02b9"
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source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1575"
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source_hash: "b6ede3415f383e13f43b999ed139987c38476c3257744eaee6fb16f0718840c5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
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---
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# Oregon SB 1575 (2026R1) — Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1575/Introduced)
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2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1575/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
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3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1575/A-Engrossed)
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4. **SHC Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30555)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1575/Enrolled)
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## Votes
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- Heard and Reported Out — **6–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **19–8** (pass) · upper
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- Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **52–1** (pass) · lower
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- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
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- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
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- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
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- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
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- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
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- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
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- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
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- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
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- Chris Gorsek — cosponsor (person)
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- Courtney Neron Misslin — cosponsor (person)
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- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
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- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
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- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
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- Hai Pham — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
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- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
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- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
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- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
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- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
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- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
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- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
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- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
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- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
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- Thuy Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2026-02-16T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2026-02-19T23:20:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-20T19:50:43+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-23T22:23:52+00:00** Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.
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- **2026-02-25T00:42:51+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25T01:32:14+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25T02:11:33+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2026-03-03T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2026-03-03T22:31:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03T22:40:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04T22:57:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05T21:58:27+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2026-03-05T22:58:19+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2026-04-07T16:32:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-14T19:37:41+00:00** Chapter 133, 2026 Laws.
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- **2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00** Effective date, April 7, 2026.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97cc64a8-e48b-4214-9ba9-300bb9ed02b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
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