The state House passed the measure 35 votes to 25 Feb. 13, but was not considered by the Senate. Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, D-Gresham, chairwoman of the Senate Health Care Committee, said the bill was never brought to a vote in her committee because it did not have a chance of passing.
Rick Osborn, a spokesman for Senate Democrats, said the language of the bill could present legal hurdles.
“There were general concerns that there might be a lawsuit or something similar that might force the issue on what is now being touted as an aspirational thing,” said Mr. Osborn, according to SF Gate.
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