SB 1598 — Requires certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for preventive health services in accordance with federal rules in effect on June 30, 2025, and immunizations recommended by the Public Health Officer in the future.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-26
Digest: Updates the preventive health services that must be covered by some health benefit plans. Gives the Public Health Officer the power to make some health benefit plans provide coverage for vaccines. Gives the Public Health Officer the power to issue a standing order for a prescription. Takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.4). Requires certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for preventive health services in accordance with federal rules in effect on June 30, 2025, and immunizations recommended by the Public Health Officer in the future. Authorizes the Public Health Officer, or designated physician, to issue a standing order for a prescription to control, prevent, mitigate or treat any infectious or noninfectious disease or other significant public health concern. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — sponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — sponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Campos, Wlnsvey (D, OR-18) — sponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Nathanson, Nancy (D, OR-13) — sponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — sponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — 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.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-18 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-19 by virtue of adjournment.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Health Care.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — In absence of motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report, bill advanced to third reading and final consideration.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — Governor signed.
- · state_upper — Chapter 100, 2026 Laws.
- · state_upper — Effective date, March 31, 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 | Campos, Wlnsvey (D, state_upper OR-18) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Nathanson, Nancy (D, state_lower OR-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Nosse, Rob (D, state_lower OR-42) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 9 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | 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