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Committee backs amendment changing CPI indexing for regional health equity coalition grants
Summary
Senate Bill 5 30, which would require adjustments to grants for regional health equity coalitions for inflation, was amended to replace CPI indexing with inflation determinations made by the Legislative Assembly in the biennial appropriation; the committee forwarded the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
Chair Patterson opened a work session on Senate Bill 5 30. Committee staff described the bill as directing the Oregon Health Authority to annually adjust grants to regional health equity coalitions; a posted dash‑1 amendment would replace adjustment based on the consumer price index (CPI) with a requirement that adjustments be made for inflation as determined by the Legislative Assembly in its biennial appropriation to OHA.
Committee staff said fiscal and revenue analyses were completed and that the measure has minimal fiscal impact and no revenue impact. Vice Chair Hayden moved to adopt the dash‑1 amendment; that amendment was considered and adopted by roll call. The committee then moved SB 5 30 as amended to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The committee recorded roll calls and the chair assigned Senator Reynolds as the floor carrier.
Why it matters: the mechanism used to adjust grant amounts affects the predictability and timing of funding increases for coalitions that rely on grant dollars to sustain staff and member supports.
Votes: The committee voted on the dash‑1 amendment (tally recorded in committee) and then on moving the bill to the floor; both motions passed by roll call.
