OR SB 1595

enacted

Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OR SB 1595 pass?

Yes. OR SB 1595 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Effective date, March 31, 2026.

What is OR SB 1595 about?

Requires a professional licensing board to publish specified guidance regarding licensure and ensure certain staff receive culturally responsive training not later than January 1, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Who sponsors OR SB 1595?

Courtney Neron Misslin, Kayse Jama are the primary sponsors of OR SB 1595, joined by 19 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-04-06 — Effective date, March 31, 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-06
Effective date, March 31, 2026.
2026-04-06
Chapter 99, 2026 Laws.
2026-03-31
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-06
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-06
President signed.
passage
2026-03-06
Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-03
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Work Session held.
2026-02-27
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-26
Referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-24
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-24
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
Work Session held.
2026-02-18
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
Referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out
2026-02-23 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Bruce Starr: yes
- Kim Thatcher: no
Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.
2026-02-25 · pass · 25-4
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: no
- Suzanne Weber: yes
- Mark Meek: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
- Noah Robinson: no
- Christine Drazan: no
- David Brock Smith: absent
- Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Mike McLane: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
- Lew Frederick: yes
- Chris Gorsek: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kim Thatcher: no
- 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
2026-03-03 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: no
- Kim Wallan: yes
Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed.
2026-03-06 · pass · 46-10
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: yes
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: yes
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: no
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: no
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: yes
- E. Werner Reschke: no
- Alek Skarlatos: no
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: yes
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: yes
- Darin Harbick: no
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Boomer Wright: yes
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Darcey Edwards: yes
- April Dobson: yes
- Emily McIntire: no
- Jules Walters: yes
- Virgle Osborne: yes
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Bobby Levy: absent
- Anna Scharf: no
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: no
- 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: no
- Shelly Boshart Davis: no
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1595

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