SB 1595 — Requires a professional licensing board to publish specified guidance regarding licensure and ensure certain staff receive culturally responsive training not later than January 1, 2028.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-20
Digest: The Act says that some boards have to publish some information and make sure staff get trained by January 1, 2028. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires a professional licensing board to publish specified guidance regarding licensure and ensure certain staff receive culturally responsive training not later than January 1, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — sponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — sponsor
- Campos, Wlnsvey (D, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Isadore, Shannon (D, OR-33) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Watanabe, Mari (D, OR-34) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Nguyen, Daniel (D, OR-38) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Rules.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Rules.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — Governor signed.
- · state_upper — Chapter 99, 2026 Laws.
- · state_upper — Effective date, March 31, 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 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, state_upper OR-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Campos, Wlnsvey (D, state_upper OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | 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 | Isadore, Shannon (D, state_lower OR-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Nguyen, Daniel (D, state_lower OR-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Watanabe, Mari (D, state_lower OR-34) | 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