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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 537: Relating to violence in health care settings.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 537 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to violence in health care settings. Primary sponsor: Deb Patterson (Democratic), Travis Nelson (Democratic), Kathleen Taylor (Democratic), Mark Meek (Democratic), Lisa Reynolds (Democratic), Rob Nosse (Democratic), Kayse Jama (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 25, 2025): Effective date, January 1, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Deb PattersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Travis NelsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Kathleen TaylorPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Mark MeekPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Lisa ReynoldsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Rob NossePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Kayse JamaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Sara Gelser BlouinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Anthony BroadmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Willy ChotzenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Lew FrederickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Shannon IsadoreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
James ManningCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Sarah McDonaldCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Courtney Neron MisslinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Hai PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Floyd ProzanskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Janeen SollmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mari WatanabeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 535, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.
  7. Second reading.
  8. Recommendation: Do pass.
  9. Referred to Ways and Means.
  10. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  11. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source