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13
Bills sponsored
this session · 21 all-time
54
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 67 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 6 all-time
1179
Recorded votes
92%
Vote participation
voted in 92% of 1179 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026R1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
97.5%
based on 197 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
2.5%
based on 197 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98.5%
based on 197 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
21 billsCurrent session 13 bills
- HB 3931 Establishes the E-Oregon Task Force for the purposes of evaluating potential solutions and methods for creating a coordinated electronic portal or portals that create a common pathway for residents of this state to apply for and receive licenses, registrations, certifications, identification cards and other credentials or permits necessary for engaging in business or other common transactions in this state. In Committee
- SB 1212 Directs school districts to adopt a policy that prohibits the use of student personal electronic devices. In Committee
- HB 3839 Directs the Department of State Police to ensure that level one and level two sex offender information is available to school districts and entities providing school visitor management services. In Committee
- HB 3925 Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue a grant to Clackamas County for infrastructure improvements in the Sunrise Corridor. In Committee
- HB 2251 Directs school districts to adopt a policy that prohibits the use of student personal electronic devices. In Committee
- HB 3188 Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a program to guarantee against losses in mortgage loans that lenders extend to first-time home buyers. In Committee
- HB 2959 Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. In Committee
- HB 2682 Directs the Department of Education to establish an advisory committee to study and develop recommendations to modernize the adequate service levels for early intervention and early childhood special education in this state. Signed
- HB 3814 Authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality to allow for a mixing zone to meet bacteria water quality criteria in a permit applicable to a seafood processing facility. Signed
- HB 3918 Directs a state agency to establish deadlines within which the agency intends to process applications for permits and make the deadlines available to the public. In Committee
- HB 3503 Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to disburse moneys to Community LendingWorks to provide grants to purchase housing in Clackamas County that will be made available through a community land trust as affordable housing to first-time home buyers. In Committee
- HB 3576 Transfers to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission the responsibility to develop a formula for the distribution of grant funds to counties for deflection programs. In Committee
- HB 2953 Removes the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability. In Committee
Historical 8 bills
- HB 4154 Relating to student attendance data; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- SB 1581 Relating to school meals; prescribing an effective date. Died
- SB 1586 Relating to economic development; prescribing an effective date. Died
- HB 4098 Relating to violations of the Insurance Code as unlawful trade practices. Died
- HB 4112 Relating to outdoor school; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4127 Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 4102 Relating to Department of Environmental Quality regulatory processes; and prescribing an effective date. Signed
- HB 4088 Relating to health; and declaring an emergency. Signed
Co-sponsored
67 billsCurrent session 54 bills
- HB 3899 Lowers the thresholds above which, in applicable circumstances, controllers are subject to regulation in processing consumers' personal data. In Committee
- SB 548 Increases the minimum legal marriageable age to 18 years of age. Signed
- HB 2007 Modifies requirements for the summer learning program. Signed
- HB 2005 Describes when a person is in need of treatment because the person is a danger to self, a danger to others, unable to provide for basic personal needs or has a chronic mental disorder. Signed
- HB 3179 Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Signed
- HB 3582 Modifies the qualifications for certain statutes of limitations for civil actions based on allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse and sexual assault. Signed
- SCR 31 Commends the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. Introduced
- HB 3644 Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a statewide shelter program through which regional coordinators are selected to administer funding to shelter providers. Signed
- HB 3724 Prohibits advertising, packaging and labeling of marijuana items in a manner likely to cause minors to unlawfully possess or consume marijuana items. Signed
- HB 3076 Establishes a state gun dealer licensing program. In Committee
- HB 3789 Makes it unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative. Signed
- HB 2964 Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing. Signed
- SB 550 Adds electric wheelchairs and complex rehabilitation technology to the type of consumer equipment for which an original equipment manufacturer must make available to an owner or independent repair provider a tool, part or other device or implement that the original equipment manufacturer makes available to an authorized service provider for the purpose of diagnosing, maintaining, repairing or updating consumer equipment. Signed
- HB 2006 Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. In Committee
- HB 2008 Prohibits controllers from processing personal data for the purposes of targeted advertising, or selling personal data that pertains to a consumer, if the controller has actual knowledge, or disregards knowledge of whether, a consumer is under 16 years of age or if the personal data accurately identifies within a radius of 1,750 feet a consumer's present or past location or the present or past location of a device that links or is linkable to the consumer. Signed
- HB 3978 Prohibits a research facility from using public funds to directly fund medically unnecessary laboratory research on dogs or cats that is classified under certain pain and distress categories. In Committee
- HB 3196 Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justicefor purposes related to federal Victims of Crime Act grants. In Committee
- HB 2698 Establishes a statewide goal for homeownership. Signed
- HB 3081 Requires the State Department of Energy to coordinate with other organizations, conduct outreach, establish a statewide navigation and support system, identify and address gaps and overlaps between programs and provide information in multiple languages, as part of the department's single resource for providing information and assistance related to available energy efficiency incentives and programs. In Committee
- HB 3199 Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study on statewide attendance initiatives. Signed
- HB 2059 Establishes the Residential Behavioral Health Capacity Program within the Oregon Health Authority to fund behavioral health programs that are determined by the authority to increase residential behavioral health capacity throughout this state. Signed
- HB 2978 Makes certain changes concerning a program to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. Signed
- HB 3560 Expands areas where a child care facility may be sited. Signed
- HJM 13 Urges the President and Congress to deploy National Guard troops overseas only if the deployment is expressly authorized by the United States Constitution. In Committee
- HB 2542 Establishes the Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder. In Committee
Historical 13 bills
- HB 4145 Relating to firearms; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- SB 1567 Relating to mixed income housing; and prescribing an effective date. Signed
- HB 4123 Relating to landlord disclosure of confidential information; and prescribing an effective date. Signed
- HB 4045 Relating to search warrant response time limits; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 4085 Relating to autonomous vehicles. Died
- SB 1590 Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- SB 1550 Relating to scrutinizing death. Died
- HB 4108 Relating to annexation of land noncontiguous to a city. Signed
- HB 4132 Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date. Signed
- HB 4157 Relating to hearsay; and prescribing an effective date. Signed
- HB 4135 Relating to HPV Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 4091 Relating to the Oregon National Guard; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4081 Relating to photo radar in highway work zones. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SCR 205
Adjourning sine die the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly.
Rules suspended. Read. Carried by Helm. Adopted. |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2026 |
|
SCR 209
Establishing deadlines for presession-filed legislative measures for the 2027 regular session of the Eighty-fourth Legislative Assembly.
Rules suspended. Read. Carried by Grayber. Adopted. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1601
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 5701
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 5703
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 5702
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1585
Relating to matching grants for cities; and prescribing an effective date.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Diehl. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1502
Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4179
Relating to entities created by the Oregon Health and Science University.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4159
Relating to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4145
Relating to firearms; and declaring an emergency.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4138
Relating to limitations on the actions of public employees; and declaring an emergency.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4108
Relating to annexation of land noncontiguous to a city.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4082
Relating to housing for older persons; and prescribing an effective date.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 5204
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 5203
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1501
Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1517
Relating to civil litigation; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Helfrich. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1525
Relating to organizations relevant to Oregon's coastal resources; and prescribing an effective date.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1595
Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4075
Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wright, Nosse. Passed. |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4018
Relating to elections; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Bowman, Elmer. Passed. |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
SB 1565
Relating to snowmobiles; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
SB 1544
Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
SB 1516
Relating to public safety; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
SB 1515
Relating to wrongful convictions; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 4121
Relating to emergency management.
Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 4100
Relating to bulk fuel terminals; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Isadore, Nelson. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 4037
Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 4021
Relating to administrative rules; and prescribing an effective date.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
SB 1575
Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1521
Relating to local requirements to develop affordable housing.
Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1510
Relating to taxation; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1509
Relating to electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1568
Relating to perinatal services; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1567
Relating to mixed income housing; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1546
Relating to artificial intelligence companions.
Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1535
Relating to child care; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4177
Relating to public meetings; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4153
Relating to farm stores.
Third reading. Carried by Breese-Iverson. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4127
Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4086
Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4084
Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4036
Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4016
Relating to tax compliance; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4128
Relating to sale of single-family residences.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4076
Relating to energy; and prescribing an effective date.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4070
Relating to health care; and prescribing an effective date.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4060
Relating to fluorescent lamps; and declaring an emergency.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
HB 4041
Relating to public safety; and declaring an emergency.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2026 |