SB 976 — Allows an individual to verify whether cattle are pregnant without holding a valid license issued by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board under certain circumstances.
Last action — Senate - Tabled
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced September 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Vetoed by Governor Tina Kotek (Democratic) on September 28, 2026.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill allows non-veterinarians to check if cattle are pregnant under certain conditions.
This legislation permits individuals to verify cattle pregnancy without a veterinary license in specific situations. The Oregon Department of Agriculture can create rules detailing these circumstances.
Summary
Digest: The Act says a person might be allowed to check and see if cows are pregnant, even if the person is not a veterinarian. Allows the ODA to adopt rules to explain when this is okay. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Allows an individual to verify whether cattle are pregnant without holding a valid license issued by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board under certain circumstances. Permits the State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules. [<i>Establishes the Task Force on Equine Dentistry. Directs the task force to report on findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than December 15, 2025.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill Text
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Read SB 976 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Senate - Tabled
Sponsors
- Todd Nash · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Todd Nash Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (89)
89 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 89 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 47% | 27% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Sen Smith DB | — | Nay |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Courtney Neron Misslin | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Not Voting |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Nay |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Not Voting |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Nay |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Nay |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 3% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen H | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy B | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Nguyen D | — | Yea |
| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Rep Munoz | — | Yea |
| Rep Rieke Smith | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Watanabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alek Skarlatos | Republican | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Nay |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Yea |
| Court Boice | Republican | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dwayne Yunker | Republican | Not Voting |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sen Smith DB | — | Not Voting |
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Courtney Neron Misslin | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 13% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (23)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Levy E | — | Nay |
| Rep Smith G | — | Not Voting |
| Sen Smith DB | — | Not Voting |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Nay |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 976 do?
- Digest: The Act says a person might be allowed to check and see if cows are pregnant, even if the person is not a veterinarian. Allows the ODA to adopt rules to explain when this is okay. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Allows an individual to verify whether cattle are pregnant without holding a valid license issued by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board under certain circumstances. Permits the State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules. [<i>Establishes the Task Force on Equine Dentistry. Directs the task force to report on findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than December 15, 2025.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
- Who sponsors SB 976?
- SB 976 is sponsored by Todd Nash (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 976?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced September 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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