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R Oregon Senate · District 11

Sen. Kim Thatcher

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Total votes
5,147
all sessions
Attendance
84%
491 missed
Lower than 80% of chamber peers
With party
91%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
8%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Sponsored
449
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
449 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
449
Primary
191
Co-sponsor
258
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Co-sponsor SB 1586
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to economic development; prescribing an effective date.

Digest: The Act would change the tax credit for semiconductor research. The Act would set up and change some tax breaks for advanced manufacturing, enterprise zones and regionally significant industrial sites. The Act would direct certain state agencies to set up deadlines to process applications for permits and to make the deadlines public. The Act would make those agencies, no later than 60 days after the date on which the Act becomes law, publish a list of the permits that they issue. Modifies the tax credit allowed for semiconductor research. Creates and amends certain programs offering tax breaks related to advanced manufacturing, enterprise zones and regionally significant industrial sites. Directs certain state agencies to establish deadlines within which the agency intends to process applications for permits and make the deadlines available to the public. Directs certain state agencies to publish a catalog of permits issued by the agency within 60 days after the effective date of the Act. Adds rural reserves in Washington County to Metro to be used for high-technology and advanced manufacturing purposes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4087
Failed · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to infants born alive.

Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion. Allows specified persons to bring an action against a health care practitioner for violations. Allows the court to order that the identity or personally identifiable information of specified persons is protected from disclosure.

Failed Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4078
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to an income tax subtraction allowed for plaintiffs in wildfire litigation; prescribing an effective date.

Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire. Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs. Allows a taxpayer to amend a return to claim a refund for the earliest tax year in which a subtraction is allowed. Applies to declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2027, and to amounts received, losses incurred and legal fees paid in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1562
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to local taxation; prescribing an effective date.

Allows city and county services for which net local transient lodging tax revenue may be used to be provided either directly by the city or county or indirectly by a special district. Changes the division of allowable uses of net local transient lodging tax revenue from at least 70 percent for tourism-related expenses and no more than 30 percent for city or county services, to at least 40 percent and no more than 60 percent, respectively. Allows units of local government with restricted grandfathered local transient lodging tax regimes to take advantage of the new provisions of the Act. Establishes biennial reporting by local governments of amounts and uses of local transient lodging tax revenue. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1573
Failed · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to syringe service programs.

Prohibits a syringe service program from operating a mobile or temporary location within 2,000 feet of a school or licensed child care facility. Defines "syringe service program." Provides that any person may bring a cause of action for damages against a syringe service program operating in violation of the prohibition.

Failed Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4046
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to nuclear energy; declaring an emergency.

Directs the State Department of Energy, subject to the availability of funding, to conduct a study on nuclear energy, including advanced nuclear reactors. Directs the department to engage with tribal governments, consult with certain [ state agencies and ] organizations and utilize moneys from federal, private and other public sources to carry out the study. Requires the department to report and make public information on the sources of moneys or assistance and amounts of moneys that the department receives to carry out this Act, anticipated uses of those moneys or assistance and any potential conflicts of interest. Directs the department to submit the report to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than one year after the date the department receives the moneys or assistance necessary to complete the study. Directs the department to provide an update on the department's progress in carrying out this Act to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than February 15, 2027. Establishes the Nuclear Energy Study Fund. Sunsets January 2, [ 2028 ] 2030 . Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

In committee Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SCR 206
Passed · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
In memoriam: State Senator Aaron Lionel Woods.

Maddy summarySCR 206 is a concurrent resolution honoring the late Oregon State Senator Aaron Lionel Woods, who died in office on April 19, 2025. The resolution commemorates his life, career, and service - including his work on technology access, STEM education, and community leadership in Oregon - and expresses the legislature's gratitude for his dedication. It does not create new laws or policies but formally recognizes his legacy as a public servant. The resolution was introduced in the Oregon Legislature on February 2, 2026.

Passed Mar 5, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HCR 201
Passed · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Celebrating the Oregon Fire District Directors Association.

Maddy summaryHCR 201 is a ceremonial resolution celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Oregon Fire District Directors Association (OFDDA). It recognizes the association's history of promoting fire safety and public protection since its founding in 1950, highlighting its role in advancing fire district coordination and education. The resolution honors the OFDDA's contributions to Oregon's fire service agencies and encourages continued collaboration across the state's fire safety organizations. This is purely a commemorative measure with no policy or funding changes.

Passed Feb 27, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1005
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to swiping driver licenses.

] Provides that when offering a service with age restrictions, a private entity is allowed to swipe a driver license or identification card to verify a person's age, regardless of how old the person looks. Increases the amount a person may recover against an entity that swipes a driver license or identification card in violation of the law.

Signed into law Aug 8, 2025 1 co-sponsor
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