Oregon State Senator

Deb Patterson 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4002

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year.
OR

Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4079

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/13/26  
Report Pass
2/13/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/2/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Directs school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education to adopt policies that address how the school district or the institution of higher education will respond when a federal immigration authority enters school property or a campus.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1580

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Prohibits an online news aggregating platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement.
OR

Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1582

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1597

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Requires an electric utility to disclose to its customers the costs of storing nuclear waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SJR202

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to extend the duration of a regular session of the Legislative Assembly by one calendar day for each day that the Senate or the House of Representatives fails to achieve a quorum after attempting to do so.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1561

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/2/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

OR

Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4088

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Engrossed
2/17/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Enrolled
3/5/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Declares this state's policy to protect engagement in certain activities relating to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1576

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/13/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/2/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1581

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1598

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
2/16/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/3/26  
Enrolled
3/3/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Requires certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for preventive health services in accordance with federal rules in effect on June 30, 2025, and immunizations recommended by the Public Health Officer in the future.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1567

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Refer
2/9/26  
Refer
2/9/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Engrossed
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/4/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to fund mixed income housing.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1568

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/4/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Establishes coverage levels for doula services in the state medical assistance program and for health benefit plans that provide coverage for pregnancy and childbirth expenses.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SJR203

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1575

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Enrolled
3/4/26  
Passed
4/7/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program.