HJR 202 Oregon House · 2020 Regular Session

Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to obligation of state to ensure access to health care.

Summary

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing obligation of state to ensure every resident of state access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care. Requires state to balance obligation to ensure health care with funding of public schools and other essential public services. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2020 Last action Mar 9, 2020

Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2020

How they voted

36–21

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 60

Feb 17, 2020

D Democratic38

36 Yea 1 Nay 1

94% Yea

R Republican22

20 Nay 2

90% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

15

Key actions

1

Committee

4

Feb 18, 2020

Committee

Referred to Health Care.

upper

Feb 18, 2020

Introduced

First reading. Referred to President's desk.

upper

Feb 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read as Special Order of Business. Carried by Nosse, Salinas. Adopted.

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Subsequent referral to Rules rescinded by order of the Speaker.

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Recommendation: Be adopted and subsequent referral to Rules be rescinded.

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Committee

Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Rules.

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

2 primary · 38 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Mitch Greenlick

Akasha Lawrence Spence

Alissa Keny-Guyer

Barbara Smith Warner

Courtney Neron Misslin