SB 710 — Modifies the enumerated authority of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to include the authority to establish continuing education requirements for state court judges.
Last action — Chapter Number Assigned
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 20, 2025. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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17 sponsors
3 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
<b>Digest: The Act says that the Chief Justice may require that state court judges meet certain ongoing learning requirements. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OJD to study options for certain training programs for judges. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).</i>] [<i>Requires the Judicial Department to study options for domestic and sexual violence training for judges. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Modifies the enumerated authority of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to include the authority to establish continuing education requirements for state court judges. Directs the State Court Administrator to create continuing education opportunities for judges to meet the requirements established by the Chief Justice. Requires the State Court Administrator to submit a report on the implementation of the judicial continuing education requirements to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2027.</b>
Bill Text
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Read SB 710 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Janeen Sollman · Primary
- Suzanne Weber · Primary
- Kim Thatcher · Cosponsor
- Floyd Prozanski · Cosponsor
- Deb Patterson · Cosponsor
- Lisa Reynolds · Cosponsor
- Kate Lieber · Cosponsor
- Wlnsvey Campos · Cosponsor
- Lew Frederick · Cosponsor
- Willy Chotzen · Cosponsor
- Jason Kropf · Cosponsor
- Paul Evans · Cosponsor
- Mark Gamba · Cosponsor
- Emerson Levy · Cosponsor
- Travis Nelson · Cosponsor
- Sara Gelser Blouin · Cosponsor
- Courtney Neron · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 73 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Janeen Sollman Democrat
- Suzanne Weber Republican
- Courtney Neron
Co-sponsors (14)
- Kim Thatcher Republican
- Floyd Prozanski Democrat
- Deb Patterson Democrat
- Lisa Reynolds Democrat
- Kate Lieber Democrat
- Wlnsvey Campos Democrat
- Lew Frederick Democrat
- Willy Chotzen Democrat
- Jason Kropf Democrat
- Paul Evans Democrat
- Mark Gamba Democrat
- Emerson Levy Democrat
- Travis Nelson Democrat
- Sara Gelser Blouin Democrat
Not signed on (73)
73 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 73 →"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 |
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| Democrat | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 2% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Neron | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Emerson Levy | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Hai Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoa Nguyen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Lesly Muñoz | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Watanabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Rieke Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alek Skarlatos | Republican | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Levy | Republican | Yea |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Court Boice | Republican | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Yea |
| Dwayne Yunker | Republican | Yea |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Yea |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Aaron Woods | — | Yea |
| Sara Gelser | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | 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 |
| Khanh Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| David Brock Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Sara Gelser | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 710 do?
- <b>Digest: The Act says that the Chief Justice may require that state court judges meet certain ongoing learning requirements. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OJD to study options for certain training programs for judges. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).</i>] [<i>Requires the Judicial Department to study options for domestic and sexual violence training for judges. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Modifies the enumerated authority of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to include the authority to establish continuing education requirements for state court judges. Directs the State Court Administrator to create continuing education opportunities for judges to meet the requirements established by the Chief Justice. Requires the State Court Administrator to submit a report on the implementation of the judicial continuing education requirements to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2027.</b>
- Who sponsors SB 710?
- SB 710 is sponsored by Janeen Sollman (Democrat), Suzanne Weber (Republican), Kim Thatcher (Republican), Floyd Prozanski (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Lisa Reynolds (Democrat), Kate Lieber (Democrat), Wlnsvey Campos (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Jason Kropf (Democrat), Paul Evans (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Emerson Levy (Democrat), Travis Nelson (Democrat), Sara Gelser Blouin (Democrat), and Courtney Neron.
- What is the current status of SB 710?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 20, 2025. Enacted.
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