OR SB 1575

enacted

Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did OR SB 1575 pass?

Yes. OR SB 1575 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): Effective date, April 7, 2026.

What is OR SB 1575 about?

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.

Who sponsors OR SB 1575?

Travis Nelson, Tom Andersen, James Manning Jr. and 2 others are the primary sponsors of OR SB 1575, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — Effective date, April 7, 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-14
Effective date, April 7, 2026.
2026-04-14
Chapter 133, 2026 Laws.
2026-04-07
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-05
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-05
President signed.
passage
2026-03-04
Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-03
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Work Session held.
2026-03-02
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-23
Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.
2026-02-20
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-19
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-16
Work Session held.
2026-02-04
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
Referred to Health Care.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-02-16 · pass · 3-2
Member-level votes (5)
- Wlnsvey Campos: yes
- Cedric Hayden: no
- Diane Linthicum: no
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
2026-02-25 · pass · 19-8
Member-level votes (30)
- Rob Wagner: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Wlnsvey Campos: yes
- Fred Girod: no
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Janeen Sollman: yes
- Bruce Starr: no
- Diane Linthicum: absent
- Suzanne Weber: no
- Mark Meek: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
- Noah Robinson: no
- Christine Drazan: absent
- David Brock Smith: absent
- Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Mike McLane: no
- Todd Nash: no
- Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
- Lew Frederick: yes
- Chris Gorsek: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kim Thatcher: no
- Kate Lieber: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- Anthony Broadman: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Cedric Hayden: no
- Khanh Pham: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes
Heard and Reported Out
2026-03-03 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: no
- Kim Wallan: yes
Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed.
2026-03-04 · pass · 52-1
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: yes
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: yes
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: yes
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: absent
- E. Werner Reschke: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: yes
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: absent
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: absent
- Darin Harbick: yes
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Boomer Wright: yes
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Darcey Edwards: yes
- April Dobson: yes
- Emily McIntire: yes
- Jules Walters: yes
- Virgle Osborne: yes
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Bobby Levy: absent
- Anna Scharf: yes
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: no
- Tom Andersen: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- Sue Rieke Smith: yes
- David Gomberg: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: yes
- Shelly Boshart Davis: yes
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1575

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