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OR HB2059

Bill

Status

Passed

8/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Nosse

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Residential Behavioral Health Capacity Program within the Oregon Health Authority to fund programs that increase withdrawal management, residential treatment, and psychiatric inpatient facility capacity statewide

  • Appropriates $65 million from the General Fund for the 2025-2027 biennium to support the program, with additional expenditure limits of approximately $820,000 from other revenue sources including federal funds

  • Requires OHA to develop funding distribution guidelines considering factors such as shovel-ready projects, bed-to-cost ratios, geographic equity, community input, and needs of individuals committed under civil commitment or guilty except for insanity statutes

  • Program sunsets on January 2, 2027, with the enabling provisions repealed on that date

  • Declared an emergency measure, taking effect July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to adult behavioral health facilities; and declaring an emergency.

Last Action

Chapter 470, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.

8/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means6/23/2025
Human Services6/6/2025
Ways and Means4/15/2025
Behavioral Health and Health Care1/17/2025

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