Oregon · Senate Bill 699 · 2025 Regular Session

Expands the health insurance coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices and exempts the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit…

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 17, 2025
  4. Passed the House May 21, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 3, 2025

What it does

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

This Act tells some health insurance to cover certain devices for more patients and allows OEBB and PEBB to be exempt. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6). [ Digest: This Act tells health insurance to cover devices for more patients. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). ] Expands the health insurance coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices and exempts the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from the expansion of covered services unless the boards provide notice to the Department of Consumer and Business Services . [ Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ].

Read the full official title (41 words)

Expands the health insurance coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices and exempts the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from the expansion of covered services unless the boards provide notice to the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Every action

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

Show the 11 earlier steps
  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Care. · Senate Health Care
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Health Care
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Health Care
  5. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · Senate Health Care
  6. SenateSecond reading.
  7. SenateThird reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.29–0 vote
  8. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  9. CommitteeReferred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. · House Behavioral Health and Health Care
  10. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · House Behavioral Health and Health Care
  11. CommitteeWork Session held. · House Behavioral Health and Health Care
  1. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass. · House Behavioral Health and Health Care
  2. HouseSecond reading.
  3. HouseThird reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed.49–0 vote
  4. SenatePresident signed.
  5. HouseSpeaker signed.
  6. GovernorGovernor signed.
  7. SenateChapter 259, 2025 Laws.
  8. SenateEffective date, January 1, 2026.

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. · Full Senate

Passed 29–0
Apr 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 29 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 17 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 29

Excused · 1

Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. · Full House

Passed 49–0
May 21, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 49 No 0 Not voting 10
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 49

Excused · 10

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 8, 2025 Senate Health Care Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 5

5–0
May 15, 2025 House Behavioral Health and Health Care Recommendation: Do pass.
Members

Yes · 9

9–0

Sponsors

The 3 members who introduced it, joined by 26 cosponsors: 19 Democrats, 7 Republicans.

All 26 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.