SB 1593 — Provides that an operator may require a person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-20
<b>Digest: The Act says that an operator may require a person who does recreation to waive some kinds of claims. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act says that an operator may require a person who does recreation to release the operator from some types of claims. Tells OBDD to study issues for the recreation industry and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9).</i>] Provides that an operator may require [<i>an adult</i>] <b>a </b>person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence. [<i>Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to study recreation commerce and report to an appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Levy, Emerson (D, OR-53) — sponsor
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — sponsor
- Anderson, Dick (R, OR-5) — sponsor
- Drazan, Christine (R, OR-26) — sponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Breese-Iverson, Vikki (R, OR-59) — sponsor
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — sponsor
- Wallan, Kim (R, OR-6) — sponsor
- Watanabe, Mari (D, OR-34) — sponsor
- Lieber, Kate (D, OR-14) — cosponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Hartman, Annessa (D, OR-40) — cosponsor
- McLain, Susan (D, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Nguyen, Daniel (D, OR-38) — cosponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Commerce and General Government, then Judiciary.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, subsequent referral to Judiciary be rescinded and be referred to Rules.
- · state_upper — Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- · state_upper — Referred to Rules by order of the President.
- · state_upper — In committee upon adjournment.
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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 | Anderson, Dick (R, state_upper OR-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Breese-Iverson, Vikki (R, state_lower OR-59) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Drazan, Christine (R, state_upper OR-26) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Levy, Emerson (D, state_lower OR-53) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 9 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 10 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 11 | Wallan, Kim (R, state_lower OR-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 12 | Watanabe, Mari (D, state_lower OR-34) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 13 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Hartman, Annessa (D, state_lower OR-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Lieber, Kate (D, state_upper OR-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | McLain, Susan (D, state_lower OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Nguyen, Daniel (D, state_lower OR-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | 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