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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 976: Relating to providing animal health care; and declaring an emergency.

Passed both chambers 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 976 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to providing animal health care; and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Todd Nash (Republican). Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): Motion to lay bill, together with Governor's message, on the table carried.

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.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd NashPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“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. Motion to lay bill, together with Governor's message, on the table carried.
  2. Governor vetoed.
  3. Speaker signed.
  4. President signed.
  5. Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed.
  6. Second reading.
  7. Recommendation: Do pass.
  8. Referred to Ways and Means.
  9. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  10. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
  11. Second reading.
  12. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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