Oregon · Senate Bill 161 · 2025 Regular Session

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to certain recipients for certain workforce development activities.

SB 161 Sponsored by Deb Patterson and Hai Pham Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The Act tells OHA to give grants for local health workforce development activities. The Act takes effect 91 days following sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to certain recipients for certain workforce development activities. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Care, then Ways and Means. · Senate Health Care
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Health Care
  4. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 cosponsors

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.