OR SB537 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20)
Status: Passed on July 25 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-07-25 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20)
Status: Passed on July 25 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-07-25 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act creates new laws for workplace violence prevention in health care settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities. Excludes the Oregon State Hospital from such requirements. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to prepare and submit a consolidated report of workplace violence incidents. Requires certain health care employers and home care settings to take certain actions to protect workers against risks of violence and other safety-related risks.
Title
Relating to violence in health care settings.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-06-26 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Engrossed.) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-03 - Senate - Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage and request referral to Rules (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Engrossed.) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-03 - Senate - Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage and request referral to Rules (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Senate | Effective date, January 1, 2026. |
| 2025-07-25 | Senate | Chapter 535, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-07-17 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-06-26 | House | Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. Ayes, 37; Nays, 12--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Drazan, Elmer, Helfrich, Javadi, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 8--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Gamba, Kropf, Levy B. |
| 2025-06-25 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-25 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-06-23 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 11--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 1--President Wagner. |
| 2025-06-20 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-07 | Senate | Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Referred to Rules by order of the President. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules. |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Health Care. |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
