HB 4142 — Expands the definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the medical use of marijuana.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-18
Digest: The Act says that some entities have to write a policy and teach their staff about the medical use of marijuana. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Expands the definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the medical use of marijuana. Requires an organization or residential facility that is designated as an additional caregiver for a medical marijuana cardholder to create and maintain a written policy and provide educational training for certain staff regarding the medical use of marijuana. Exempts hospitals and hospital-affiliated clinics from the requirements. <b>Requires that in order to engage in the medical use of marijuana, the patient or resident of the organization or residential facility must be a medical marijuana cardholder or have applied to be a medical marijuana cardholder.</b> Protects an organization or residential facility [<i>and its employees and contractors</i>] from certain criminal liability related to the medical use of marijuana. Prohibits the Oregon State Board of Nursing from taking disciplinary action against a nurse for discussing the medical use of marijuana with a patient. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Tran, Thuy (D, OR-45) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — sponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — sponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Hudson, Zach (D, OR-49) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Diehl, Ed (R, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Isadore, Shannon (D, OR-33) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Health Care.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Rules suspended. Carried over to February 19, 2026 Calendar.
- · state_lower — Rules suspended. Carried over to February 20, 2026 Calendar.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Chaichi. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Health Care.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 118, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Tran, Thuy (D, state_lower OR-45) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Diehl, Ed (R, state_lower OR-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Hudson, Zach (D, state_lower OR-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Isadore, Shannon (D, state_lower OR-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nosse, Rob (D, state_lower OR-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Wise, Lamar (D, state_lower OR-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no