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Votes at a glance: committee advances several health-related bills, adopts amendments and refers measures to Ways and Means
Summary
During work sessions March 27, the Senate Committee on Health Care adopted amendments and advanced several bills to the Senate floor or to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means; votes and motions were recorded for multiple bills.
The Senate Committee on Health Care took a series of formal actions in work sessions on March 27, adopting amendments and advancing bills to the floor or requesting fiscal referral. Key outcomes below reflect motions and roll-call votes recorded in the committee transcript.
- Senate Bill 293 (Department of Corrections medical care) — The committee adopted the posted -1 amendment, which replaces the base placeholder language with substantive requirements: DOC must provide medical care to adults in custody with preexisting conditions, may not consider remaining time in custody when determining care, must document reasons for denied or refused care, and must provide access to prescriptions listed on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services formulary as of June 1, 2025. Vote on amendment adoption: Aye — Senator Campos, Senator Reynolds, Vice Chair Hayden, Chair Patterson; No — Senator Luthicombe. The committee then moved SB 293 as amended to the Senate floor with a “do pass” recommendation and requested referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
- Senate Bill 295 (pharmacist test-and-treat for COVID-19) — The committee adopted the -1 amendment to remove the sunset on an earlier authority allowing pharmacists to test and provide treatment for COVID-19, preserving that test-and-treat authority beyond the prior sunset date. The amendment passed by recorded vote (ayes recorded). The committee then moved SB 295 as amended to the floor with a “do pass” recommendation.
- Senate Bill 597 (school dental sealant program care coordination) — The committee moved SB 597 (intro version) to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation and requested referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
- Senate Bill 846 (OHA monitoring of coordinated care organizations for children) — The committee adopted the posted -1 amendment requiring the Oregon Health Authority to work with communities and report findings to the Legislative Assembly on improving access to care for children served by CCOs. The amendment was adopted on a recorded vote and the committee voted to send SB 846 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
- Senate Bill 476 (provisional licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians) — The committee adopted the posted -2 amendment, which narrowed earlier broader language and created a provisional license pathway for internationally trained physicians to practice under supervision in specified clinical settings for up to four years, with reporting requirements for the Oregon Medical Board. The committee moved SB 476 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and requested referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Several of the motions carried with roll-call votes recorded on the record. The transcript also notes fiscal analyses were posted for some measures and that the Legislative Fiscal Office requested referral to Ways and Means on bills with fiscal impacts.
Ending: The committee advanced multiple measures for further consideration by the full Senate or for fiscal review; several bills were forwarded with requests to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means for additional fiscal analysis.
