SB 1575 — Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: The Act makes changes to licensing laws for hospice programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). 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.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — sponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — cosponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — cosponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Taylor, Kathleen (D, OR-21) — cosponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Bowman, Ben (D, OR-25) — cosponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Hartman, Annessa (D, OR-40) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Gorsek, Chris (D, OR-25) — cosponsor
- Nathanson, Nancy (D, OR-13) — cosponsor
- Tran, Thuy (D, OR-45) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Health Care.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Rules.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — Governor signed.
- · state_upper — Chapter 133, 2026 Laws.
- · state_upper — Effective date, April 7, 2026.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Bowman, Ben (D, state_lower OR-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Gorsek, Chris (D, state_upper OR-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Hartman, Annessa (D, state_lower OR-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Nathanson, Nancy (D, state_lower OR-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, state_upper OR-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Nosse, Rob (D, state_lower OR-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no