Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: Enacted 19 D cosponsors

SB 537 — Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities.

Last action — Chapter Number Assigned

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 25, 2025. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    7 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (19 D).

  • 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.

Summary

Digest: The Act creates new laws for workplace violence prevention in health care settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities. <b>Excludes the Oregon State Hospital from such requirements.</b> Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to prepare and submit a consolidated report of workplace violence incidents. Requires certain health care employers and home care settings to take certain actions to protect workers against risks of violence and other safety-related risks.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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7 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 70 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (70)

70 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.

Passed 37 Yea · 12 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 28002
Republican 31207
Unaffiliated 6002
Total 3712011
% of votes cast 62%20%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 Yea
Jason Kropf Democrat Not Voting
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Lisa Fragala Democrat Yea
Mari Watanabe Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Anna Scharf Republican Nay
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Christine Drazan Republican Nay
Court Boice Republican Nay
Cyrus Javadi Republican Nay
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 Nay
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Nay
Rick Lewis Republican Nay
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Nay
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Nay
Virgle Osborne Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.

Passed 18 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 16001
Republican 11000
Unaffiliated 1100
Total 181101
% of votes cast 60%37%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Sen Smith DB — Nay
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 Not Voting
Sara Gelser Blouin Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Bruce Starr Republican Nay
Cedric Hayden Republican Nay
Daniel Bonham Republican Nay
Diane Linthicum Republican Nay
Dick Anderson Republican Nay
Fred Girod Republican Nay
Kim Thatcher Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Nay
Noah Robinson Republican Nay
Suzanne Weber Republican Nay
Todd Nash Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Committee vote — JWM

Passed 20 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12000
Republican 5201
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 20201
% of votes cast 87%9%0%4%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Smith G — Yea
Sen Smith DB — Yea
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 Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Christine Drazan Republican Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Nay
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety healthcare labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 537 do?
Digest: The Act creates new laws for workplace violence prevention in health care settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities. <b>Excludes the Oregon State Hospital from such requirements.</b> Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to prepare and submit a consolidated report of workplace violence incidents. Requires certain health care employers and home care settings to take certain actions to protect workers against risks of violence and other safety-related risks.
Who sponsors SB 537?
SB 537 is sponsored by Deb Patterson (Democrat), Travis Nelson (Democrat), Kathleen Taylor (Democrat), Mark Meek (Democrat), Lisa Reynolds (Democrat), Rob Nosse (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Floyd Prozanski (Democrat), Shannon Isadore (Democrat), Hai Pham (Democrat), Anthony Broadman (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Kayse Jama (Democrat), Janeen Sollman (Democrat), Tom Andersen (Democrat), Sarah McDonald, Mari Watanabe (Democrat), Courtney Neron Misslin (Democrat), Sara Gelser Blouin (Democrat), and Willy Chotzen (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 537?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 25, 2025. Enacted.
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