OR SB 1539
enactedRelating to providing animal health care.
Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did OR SB 1539 pass?
Yes. OR SB 1539 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Effective date, January 1, 2027.
What is OR SB 1539 about?
</b> </i>] 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 [<i>State Department of Agriculture</i>]<b> board</b> to adopt rules. <b>Sunsets on January 1, 2031.</b>
Description
</b> </i>] 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 [<i>State Department of Agriculture</i>]<b> board</b> to adopt rules. <b>Sunsets on January 1, 2031.</b>
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-04-06 — Effective date, January 1, 2027.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
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Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-06
Effective date, January 1, 2027.
2026-04-06
Chapter 83, 2026 Laws.
2026-03-31
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-04
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-03
President signed.
passage
2026-02-27
Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-26
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-25
Work Session held.
2026-02-23
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-20
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-19
Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-17
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
Work Session held.
2026-02-03
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-02-12 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Fred Girod: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: no
Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
2026-02-19 · pass · 26-2
Member-level votes (30)
- Rob Wagner: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Wlnsvey Campos: yes
- Fred Girod: yes
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Janeen Sollman: yes
- Bruce Starr: yes
- Diane Linthicum: absent
- Suzanne Weber: yes
- Mark Meek: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: no
- Noah Robinson: yes
- Christine Drazan: yes
- David Brock Smith: yes
- Sara Gelser Blouin: no
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Mike McLane: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
- Lew Frederick: absent
- Chris Gorsek: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kim Thatcher: yes
- Kate Lieber: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- Anthony Broadman: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Cedric Hayden: yes
- Khanh Pham: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes
Heard and Reported Out
2026-02-25 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (11)
- Court Boice: yes
- Jami Cate: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Ken Helm: yes
- Bobby Levy: yes
- Pam Marsh: no
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Mark Owens: yes
- Anna Scharf: absent
Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.
2026-02-27 · pass · 40-2
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: absent
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: yes
- Thuy Tran: absent
- Farrah Chaichi: no
- Kevin Mannix: absent
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: absent
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: absent
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: absent
- E. Werner Reschke: absent
- Alek Skarlatos: absent
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: yes
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: yes
- Darin Harbick: yes
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Boomer Wright: absent
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Darcey Edwards: absent
- April Dobson: yes
- Emily McIntire: absent
- Jules Walters: yes
- Virgle Osborne: absent
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: no
- Bobby Levy: yes
- Anna Scharf: yes
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: yes
- Tom Andersen: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- Sue Rieke Smith: yes
- David Gomberg: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: absent
- Shelly Boshart Davis: absent
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: absent
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
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