Oregon - Session 2026R1
Title: Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities.
The Act lets a pharmacist get a tax credit if they work in a rural area. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities. Directs the Office of Rural Health to establish criteria for certifying pharmacists as eligible for the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-13 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-13 | Latest Action | Referred to Revenue by prior reference. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4069 | Requires a behavioral health employer to implement a written safety policy or plan for the physical safety of individuals working for the behavioral health employer. | in_committee |
| HB 4070 | Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to ensure that access to behavioral health treatment in the medical assistance program is comparable to access to medical and surgical treatment and that limitations are applied to behavioral health treatment no more stringently than to medical and surgical treatment. | introduced |
| HB 4075 | Requires the State Treasurer to use up to $44 million from the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund to guarantee a loan made to a rural hospital for financial stabilization. | introduced |
| HB 4083 | Requires the Oregon Health Authority to, no later than June 30, 2027, adopt a uniform process for credentialing behavioral health providers and select an existing electronic credentialing system. | introduced |
| HB 4147 | Requires the Oregon Health Authority to collaborate with the Department of Human Services and the Employment Department to submit an annual report that provides information about employers that employ 500 or more employees in this state and have employees who are medical assistance recipients. | in_committee |
| HB 4160 | Directs schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan as part of the procedures for responding to medical emergencies. | introduced |
| HB 4031 | Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted on or before December 31, 2028. | introduced |
| HB 4134 | Increases the state transient lodging tax. | passed_lower |