Oregon · Senate Bill 34 · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the Department of Human Services to study the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and…

  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 makes changes to laws about the persons that own and operate long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). [ Digest: The Act tells ODHS to study long term care. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). ] Requires the Department of Human Services to study [ long term care ] the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing…

Read the full title (157 words)

The Act makes changes to laws about the persons that own and operate long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). [ Digest: The Act tells ODHS to study long term care. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). ] Requires the Department of Human Services to study [ long term care ] the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facilities with the public . Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than [ September 15, 2026 ] December 31, 2025 . Sunsets the study requirements on January 2, 2027. Requires a long term care facility, before the facility may change its owner or operator, to apply to the department for approval and provide notice to residents. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Read the full official title (44 words)

Requires the Department of Human Services to study the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facilities with the public.

Every action

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

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Human Services. · Senate Human Services
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Human Services
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Human Services
  5. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Human Services
  6. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) · Senate Human Services
  7. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by order of the President. · Joint Ways and Means
  8. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 9, 2025 Senate Human Services Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 4

No · 1

4–1

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it.

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.