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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 976

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.

The veto stood, on October 1, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act says a person might be allowed to check and see if cows are pregnant, even if the person is not a veterinarian. Allows the ODA to adopt rules to explain when this is okay. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). 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 State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules. [<i>Establishes the Task Force on Equine Dentistry. Directs the task force to report on findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than December 15, 2025.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

Its course

February 4 to October 1, 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 action24 actions on 16 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Jun 23139 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

Natural Resources and WildfireFeb 4 to Apr 762 days

Ways and MeansApr 7 to Jun 12 · moved on66 days

Capital ConstructionJun 12 to Jun 16 · moved on4 days

Ways and MeansJun 16 to Jun 204 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 Aug 742 days

After the vetoAug 7 to Oct 155 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading28–1

    Passed · Jun 23 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading47–2

    Passed · Jun 26 · 11 present

  • Senate, third reading14–8

    Aug 29 · 8 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 7

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 20

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 Feb 4 – Jun 23

  1. Feb 4Introduced
  2. Sent to Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. Feb 20Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  4. Mar 27Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  5. Apr 1Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  6. Apr 7Natural Resources and Wildfire recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Jun 12Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
  9. Jun 16Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  10. Returned to Ways and Means
  11. Jun 18Heard in Ways and Means
  12. Jun 20Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  13. Jun 23Read a second time
  14. Passed the Senate, 28 to 1

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, 47 to 2

To the Governor Jun 27 – Aug 7

  1. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Aug 7Vetoed by the Governor

After the veto Oct 1

  1. Oct 1The veto stood
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 4Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.Senate
  3. Feb 20Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 27Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 1Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Apr 7Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  8. Jun 12Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.Senate
  9. Jun 16Work Session held.Senate
  10. Jun 16Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  11. Jun 18Work Session held.Senate
  12. Jun 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  13. Jun 23Second reading.Senate
  14. Jun 23Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.Senate
  15. Jun 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 23Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 25Second reading.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 27President signed.Senate
  21. Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Aug 7Governor vetoed.Senate
  23. Aug 29Motion to lay bill, together with Governor's message, on the table carried.Senate
  24. Oct 1Veto sustained in accordance with Art. V, sec. 15b, Oregon Constitution.Senate