Oregon Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Oregon State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
OR HB 3318 2023-02-23 SUPPORT Requires parental consent and review of medical records before a vaccine can be administered to a minor Referred to the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care on 2/23/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Behavioral Health & Health Care Members, your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
OR SB 896 2023-02-14 SUPPORT Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for school Introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Health Care on 2/13/2023.

Action: Contact Senator Committee on Health Care Members, your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
OR SB 876 2023-02-10 SUPPORT Prohibits a state agency from requiring or enforcing any rule that requires a person be vaccinated for COVID-19 Introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Health Care on 2/9/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Health Care Members, your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
OR SB 3225 2023-02-09 SUPPORT Directs state agencies to offer reinstatement and back pay to employees who were terminated because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates Referred to Senate Emergency Management, General Government, & Veterans Committee on 2/9/2023

Action: Contact Senate Emergency Management, General Government, & Veterans Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OR HB 2944 2023-01-16 SUPPORT Prohibits discrimination based on medical history, including vaccination status, in public accommodations or denying school attendance Referred to House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care on 1/16/2023

Action: Contact House Comm on Behavioral Health & Health Care Members, your Legislators to SUPPORT
OR SB 666 2023-01-15 SUPPORT Requires review of medical history & obtaining written parent/guardian consent before administering vaccine or immune product to children under 18 Referred to the Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/15/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Health Care Members & your senator & ask them to support SB 666
OR SB 642 2023-01-15 SUPPORT Prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates, vaccine passports, restrictions in employment, education, transit, assembly, religious practice, etc Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/15/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Health Care Members, your Senator & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OR SB 638 2023-01-15 SUPPORT Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate for vaccine history, vaccine refusal, or not providing proof of immunity to communicable diseases Referred to the Senate Committee On Health Care on 1/15/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Health Care Members, your Senator & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OR SB 511 2023-01-14 SUPPORT Requires OR Health Authority to maintain website with vaccine safety info & health care providers to provide same info to patients before vaccinating Referred to the Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/14/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Health Care Members, your Senator & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OR SB 78 2023-01-14 SUPPORT Directs state agencies to offer reinstatement to employees who were terminated or who retired because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on 1/14/2023

Action: Contact your legislators and ask them to support SB 78
OR SB 711 2023-01-13 SUPPORT Requires OR Health Authority to maintain website with vaccine safety info & health care providers to provide same info to patients before vaccinating Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/13/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Health Care Members, your Senator & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OR SB 25 2023-01-11 SUPPORT Requires state agencies to offer reinstatement to agency employees terminated for refusing to take COVID-19 vaccination, back pay authorized Referred to Senate Committee On Labor and Business on 1/11/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee On Labor and Business Members, your Senator & Representative to SUPPORT
OR SB 641 2023-01-11 SUPPORT Prohibits Oregon Health Authority & Dept of Education from requiring COVID-19 vaccine to attend any school, children's facility or higher education Referred to the Senate Committee on Education on 1/11/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Education Members, your Senator & Representative, ask to SUPPORT

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.