The Oregon House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted for House Bill 2090, which makes it an unlawful trade practice, enforceable by the Attorney General, if a company or a person uses, discloses, collects, maintains, deletes or disposes of consumer information in a way that’s not in accordance with the company’s stated privacy policy. The bill, which passed the House 55-3, now moves to the Oregon Senate for consideration. In addition, House Bill 2339 passed 36-22. It will end the practice of medical patients receiving surprise “balance billing” after a procedure, such as when an out-of-network anesthesiologist is used in an otherwise covered procedure.

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