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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 537

Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities.

Became law as Chapter 535, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: 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. <b>Excludes the Oregon State Hospital from such requirements.</b> 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.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

7 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Floyd Prozanski, Anthony Broadman, James Manning Jr., Sara Gelser Blouin, Janeen Sollman, Courtney Neron Misslin

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Shannon Isadore, Hai Pham, Tom Andersen, Sarah McDonald, Mari Watanabe, Willy Chotzen

Its course

January 13 to July 25, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action27 actions on 19 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 23161 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Health CareJan 17 to Apr 1083 days

RulesApr 10 to May 1939 days

Ways and MeansMay 19 to Jun 7 · moved on19 days

Human ServicesJun 7 to Jun 11 · moved on4 days

Ways and MeansJun 11 to Jun 198 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 23 to Jun 263 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 230 days

Ways and MeansJun 23 to Jun 252 days

With the GovernorJun 26 to Jul 1721 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading18–11

    Passed · Jun 23 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading37–12

    Passed · Jun 26 · 11 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 19

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 19

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 13 – Jun 23

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Health Care
  3. Mar 20Heard in Health Care
  4. Apr 3Heard in Health Care
  5. Apr 10Health Care reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  6. Sent to Rules
  7. Apr 23Heard in Rules
  8. May 7Heard in Rules
  9. May 19Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  10. Sent to Ways and Means
  11. Jun 7Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
  12. Jun 11Heard in Human Services Subcommittee
  13. Returned to Ways and Means
  14. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
  15. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  16. Jun 20Read a second time
  17. Jun 23Passed the Senate, 18 to 11

In the House of Representatives Jun 23 – Jun 26

  1. Jun 23Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 26Passed the House of Representatives, 37 to 12

To the Governor Jun 27 – Jul 25

  1. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 25Became chapter 535 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from January 1, 2026
All 27 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Health Care.Senate
  3. Mar 20Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 3Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 10Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.Senate
  6. Apr 10Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
  7. Apr 23Public Hearing held.Senate
  8. May 7Work Session held.Senate
  9. May 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  10. May 19Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  11. Jun 7Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.Senate
  12. Jun 11Work Session held.Senate
  13. Jun 11Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  14. Jun 17Work Session held.Senate
  15. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  16. Jun 20Second reading.Senate
  17. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
  18. Jun 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 23Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 25Second reading.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.House of Representatives
  23. Jun 27President signed.Senate
  24. Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  25. Jul 17Governor signed.Senate
  26. Jul 25Chapter 535, 2025 Laws.Senate
  27. Jul 25Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate