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108
Bills sponsored
this session · 348 all-time
75
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 354 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
3988
Recorded votes
86%
Vote participation
voted in 86% of 3988 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026R1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
88.2%
based on 240 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
11.8%
based on 240 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
86%
based on 240 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
348 billsCurrent session 108 bills
- HB 3980 Makes municipalities eligible for financial assistance for certain levee projects. In Committee
- 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 33 Recognizes and honors former Wallowa County Commissioner Susan Roberts for her service to this state. Introduced
- SB 951 Prohibits a management services organization or a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a management services organization from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee of, working as an independent contractor with or otherwise managing, directing the management of or participating in managing a professional medical entity with which the management services organization has a contract for management services. Signed
- HB 3127 Requires use of the state electronic reporting system to report deaths to the Center for Health Statistics. Signed
- HB 3372 Permits certain exempt ground water users to withdraw up to 3,000 gallons of water per day for watering any lawn or noncommercial or commercial garden that does not exceed one-half acre. 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 3463 Directs the Water Resources Department to study water banks. In Committee
- HB 3488 Establishes the Move Oregon-Idaho Border Task Force to document the state and federal legal and legislative processes that must take place to relocate the Oregon and Idaho state boundaries to include specified Oregon counties in Idaho. In Committee
- HB 3484 Increases appropriations made to the Water Resources Department for the 2025-2027 biennium to fund positions related to water right transaction processing activities. In Committee
- HB 2980 Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish a Wildlife Stewardship Program. In Committee
- HB 3192 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program. In Committee
- HB 3806 Authorizes the Water Resources Commission to approve a Deschutes River water bank pilot program. Signed
- HCR 12 Designates February 11, 2026, as Oregon Wheat Day. Introduced
- HB 3341 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for deposit in the Community Drinking Water Enhancement and Protection Fund. In Committee
- HB 3349 Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department. Signed
- HB 3364 Makes changes related to a water supply grant program. Signed
- HB 3104 Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization or local government association to serve as a statewide rural community resource center. In Committee
- HB 3328 Adds Grant County to the list of counties that may use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments for patrolling on the county's roads. Signed
- HB 3342 Modifies provisions of law related to the regulation and administration of water rights in this state. Signed
- HB 3350 Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for deposit in the Rangeland Protection Association Fund. In Committee
- HB 3183 Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of the Open Educational Resources Program. In Committee
- HB 2988 Instructs the Water Resources Department to take certain actions related to aquifer recharge and aquifer storage and recovery. In Committee
- HB 2979 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to various entities for food production and distribution. In Committee
- HB 3121 Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Association of Water Utilities to provide technical assistance, or enter into a contract with a third party to provide technical assistance, to address the needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, construct and equip a water utility training center and employ three staff to provide related support and resources. In Committee
Historical 240 bills
- HB 4106 Relating to reliable forest management outcomes; prescribing an effective date. Died
- HB 4120 Relating to opioid use disorder treatment in correctional facilities in Oregon not operated by the Department of Corrections; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4108 Relating to abortion. Died
- HB 4133 Relating to wildfire; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Died
- SB 1542 Relating to corporate activity tax; prescribing an effective date. Died
- HB 4150 Relating to prescription monitoring program; and prescribing an effective date. Signed
- HB 4142 Relating to pretrial release for felony sex crimes; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4148 Relating to natural resources; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4128 Relating to water infrastructure. Died
- HB 4049 Relating to a study of PFAS in biosolids applied to land; declaring an emergency. Died
- SB 1543 Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date. Died
- HB 4066 Relating to peer-to-peer car sharing arrangements. Died
- HB 2999 Relating to habitat connectivity; prescribing an effective date. Died
- HB 3164 Relating to the leasing of water rights for split use. Signed
- HB 2687 Relating to public applicators; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 3023 Relating to the use of water for fire response preparedness. Died
- HB 3187 Relating to water right examiners. Signed
- HB 2487 Relating to events on lands zoned for exclusive farm use in eastern Oregon. Died
- HB 2835 Relating to fishing; prescribing an effective date. Died
- HB 3416 Relating to industrial lands projects; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 2689 Relating to small-scale meat animal processing. Died
- HB 3068 Relating to high school diplomas; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 3135 Relating to funding for small school districts. Signed
- HB 2411 Relating to the Oregon Alfalfa Seed Commission; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- SB 68 Relating to exemptions from estate tax; prescribing an effective date. Died
Co-sponsored
354 billsCurrent session 75 bills
- HB 2234 Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for overtime pay received by a taxpayer during the tax year. In Committee
- HB 3935 Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the first degree. In Committee
- SB 611 Establishes the Food for All Oregonians Program in the Department of Human Services to provide nutrition assistance to children residing in this state who are six years of age or under and who would qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but for their immigration status. In Committee
- HB 3979 Prohibits strikes by public employees. In Committee
- SCR 31 Commends the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. Introduced
- HB 3380 Increases the tax credit allowed to rural volunteer emergency medical services providers from $250 per tax year to $1,000 per tax year. In Committee
- HB 2732 Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit. In Committee
- HB 3569 Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite certain legislators to participate on the committee as nonvoting members. Signed
- HB 2735 Increases the aggregate amount of tax credits allowed to taxpayers in a tax year for donations for individual development accounts. In Committee
- HB 3753 Increases the Oregon standard deduction allowed for personal income taxpayers. In Committee
- HB 2033 Repeals the corporate activity tax. In Committee
- SB 1184 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Legislative Assembly to support a year-round legislative assistant position for each member of the Legislative Assembly. In Committee
- HB 2382 Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish a grant program for the purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant persons in carrying their pregnancies to term. In Committee
- 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 3107 Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process. In Committee
- HB 3196 Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justicefor purposes related to federal Victims of Crime Act grants. In Committee
- HB 3150 Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. In Committee
- HCR 10 Recognizes and honors former Oregon State Representative Roger Martin (1935-2023) for his service to this state. Introduced
- HB 3360 Requires that moneys from the corporate income and excise tax kicker be used for the funding of school construction and maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements. In Committee
- HB 2432 Repeals the statute enacted by House Bill 3115 (2021) that established objective reasonableness as a statewide standard for city and county laws regulating the use of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness, as the basis for a cause of action for injunctive and declaratory relief to challenge such laws and as an affirmative defense in the prosecution of violations of such laws. In Committee
- HB 2135 Allows battery-charged fences on properties not used as residences. In Committee
- SB 777 Directs the State Department of Agriculture to modify the methodology under which participating counties award grants for wolf depredation compensation. Signed
- HB 2381 Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer the Pregnancy Launch Program to provide certain services to specified persons. In Committee
- SB 761 Authorizes the Water Resources Department to approve applications by certain water districts within the Walla Walla basin to lease existing water rights for temporary conversion to in-stream water rights if certain conditions exist and the department makes certain determinations. Signed
- HB 2978 Makes certain changes concerning a program to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. Signed
Historical 279 bills
- HB 4115 Relating to employment classification of certain strike-prohibited employees; and declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 4084 Relating to the education of foster children; declaring an emergency. Signed
- SB 1561 Relating to the administration of moneys received from the Monsanto settlement; declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 4107 Relating to the effects of wolves on livestock. Died
- HB 4160 Relating to sexual conduct involving a student; and prescribing an effective date. Signed
- HB 4140 Relating to victims; declaring an emergency. Signed
- SB 1567 Relating to the Walla Walla River Basin. Signed
- HB 4161 Relating to school choice. Died
- HB 4054 Relating to participation in athletics according to biological sex. Died
- SB 1589 Relating to conduct of elections. Died
- HB 4037 Relating to procedures to alter a minor's sex; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4144 Relating to public safety; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4149 Relating to pharmacy benefits; declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 4058 Relating to regulated real estate activities. Signed
- SB 1569 Relating to medical assistance payments for services provided to individuals with cognitive impairments. Died
- HB 4090 Relating to the permitting of energy facilities. Died
- HB 4131 Relating to individual development accounts; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4062 Relating to controlled substances; declaring an emergency. Died
- HB 4114 Relating to behavioral health. Died
- HB 4007 Relating to tax treatment of wildfire litigation; prescribing an effective date. Died
- SB 1588 Relating to controlled substances. Died
- HB 4143 Relating to biological sex. Died
- HB 4134 Relating to housing; declaring an emergency. Signed
- HB 4003 Relating to medical examiners; declaring an emergency. Signed
- SB 1581 Relating to the reporting of the status of a regional energy market. Signed
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. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1601
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 5701
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 5703
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
SB 5702
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4159
Relating to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4145
Relating to firearms; and declaring an emergency.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4108
Relating to annexation of land noncontiguous to a city.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 5204
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Not Voting | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 5203
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2026 |
|
HB 4018
Relating to elections; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Bowman, Elmer. Passed. |
Yea | 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. |
Nay | 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. |
Not Voting | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1521
Relating to local requirements to develop affordable housing.
Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. |
Not Voting | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1510
Relating to taxation; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Not Voting | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1568
Relating to perinatal services; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. |
Not Voting | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
SB 1567
Relating to mixed income housing; and prescribing an effective date.
Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. |
Not Voting | 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. |
Nay | 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. |
Nay | 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. |
Nay | 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 |