AMH Legislative Information

Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH) is committed to working with our partners, stakeholders and all interested parties to support the needs of people with substance use disorders or mental illness. We encourage you to use this site to keep informed of legislation impacting AMH and our services to Oregonians. To assist you with this, we are offering a free subscription service to notify you when we add or update information on this site. Please subscribe below. 

Please note that this site is specific to AMH and is not intended to be an inclusive list of issues or events that may impact people with addiction or mental health concerns. We strongly recommend that you use this as just one resource. 

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---2011 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Legislative Conference Call Weekly Updates

Addiction and Mental Health (AMH) will be hosting weekly Legislative Conference Calls throughout the 2011 Session. The calls will be an opportunity for AMH and stakeholders to discuss legislative bills that are being followed.

The calls will be held Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Call-In Phone Number: 1-866-650-3044
Participant Code: 243128

The first conference call will be Thursday, January 20, 2011

For questions, please contact Janet Zeyen-Hall, Legislative Admin to Governmental Affairs Manager, at 503-945-6359 or Leah Craft, Governmental Affairs Manager, at 503-945-6358.

Upcoming hearings or events

• Ways and Means is the committee responsible for determining the funding that agencies receive. Funding levels determine the number of people we can serve and services we can provide. For information, call Leah Craft at 503-945-6358. 
• You can watch hearings by going to:

http://www.leg.state.or.us/listn/ Just click on the appropriate hearing room.

Legislative Web sites

• State legislative Web site
• DHS legislative Web site 

For information on past AMH legislative information, click here.