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SB 1539 Oregon Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to providing animal health care.

Summary
] 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 ] board to adopt rules. Sunsets on January 1, 2031.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions

A-Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 31, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was finalized for signature, removing editorial summaries and formatting markers. The core legal provisions regarding who can perform specific animal care tasks without a veterinary license remain unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; only the document format was updated from a draft version to the final enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Editorial summaries, readability scores, and draft headers were removed as the bill is now final.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to align the text with official enrolled bill standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

26–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic18
15 Yea 2 Nay 1
83% Yea
R Republican12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.