Oregon House Bill 2685

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - Public Hearing scheduled.
Pending: House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
Hearing: Feb 25 @ 3:00 pm in HR C
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act updates the law concerning a disease that affects newborns. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide information on the screening protocol for cytomegalovirus to hospitals and birthing centers. Requires the authority to establish by rule a newborn screening protocol for cytomegalovirus. Eliminates the requirement if cytomegalovirus is added to the newborn bloodspot screening panel. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to cytomegalovirus; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Hai Pham [D]	Rep. Bobby Levy [R]	Rep. Lucetta Elmer [R]	Rep. David Gomberg [D]
Rep. Dacia Grayber [D]	Rep. Zach Hudson [D]	Rep. Travis Nelson [D]	Rep. Mark Owens [R]
Rep. Jules Walters [D]	Rep. Boomer Wright [R]	Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-25	House	Public Hearing scheduled.
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2685
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2685/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83663