Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and cost-sharing provisions for opioid and nonopioid drugs when they are...” Read the full text
2025R1 session
What it does
Digest: Tells some health insurers to cover a nonopioid drug alternate for an opioid drug with the same rules. Tells the PTC to add to their suggestions a nonopioid drug alternate for an opioid drug with the same rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and cost-sharing provisions f
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. · Jan 13, 2025
Senate
Referred to Health Care. · Jan 17, 2025
Senate
Public Hearing held. · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Work Session held. · Apr 8, 2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) · Apr 15, 2025
Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. · Apr 15, 2025
Senate
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. · Jun 7, 2025
Senate
Work Session held. · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
Returned to Full Committee. · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
Work Session held. · Jun 17, 2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) · Jun 19, 2025
Senate
Second reading. · Jun 20, 2025
Senate
Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. · Jun 23, 2025
Senate
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. · Jun 23, 2025
House
Referred to Ways and Means. · Jun 23, 2025
House
Recommendation: Do pass. · Jun 25, 2025
House
Second reading. · Jun 25, 2025
House
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. · Jun 26, 2025
House
President signed. · Jun 27, 2025
Senate
Speaker signed. · Jun 27, 2025
House
Governor signed. · Jul 17, 2025
Senate
Chapter 536, 2025 Laws. · Jul 25, 2025
Senate
Effective date, January 1, 2026. · Jul 25, 2025
Senate
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.House · 2025-06-26 · Aye 45, Excused 8, Excused for Business 4, Nay 3
Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Senate · 2025-06-23 · Excused 1, Aye 23, Nay 6
Recorded voteJoint · 2025-06-17 · Aye 40, Excused 2, Nay 4
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-08 · Aye 4, Nay 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Oregon legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date, January 1, 2026. (Jul 25, 2025).