Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Oregon
Votes with Democrats
98%
on 65 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 230 of 233 roll calls · Senate median 99%
Their bills that became law
14 of 17
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 7
Roll calls on record
233
2026 Legislative Measures
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Legislative Measures.
How Deb Patterson votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Deb Patterson sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Deb Patterson is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 65 party-line votes.
SB1565 · Relating to snowmobiles; and prescribing an effective date.
Senate Third Reading · 2026-02-20 · Passed 20–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB4148 · Relating to local taxation; and prescribing an effective date.
Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill · 2026-03-02 · Passed 3–2
HB4116 · Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date.
In plain English Declares that Oregon does not want certain federal deregulation amendments to apply to consumer finance loans made in the state and specifies licensing requirements.
Senate Committee Do pass · 2026-02-25 · Passed 3–2
HB4142 · Relating to marijuana for medical use; and prescribing an effective date.
In plain English Expands the definition of debilitating medical conditions for medical marijuana and requires certain facilities to create policies and train staff on medical marijuana use.
Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill · 2026-02-25 · Passed 3–2
SB1511 · Relating to the estate tax; prescribing an effective date.
Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · 2026-02-18 · Passed 3–2
SB1575 · Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.
In plain English Requires hospice programs to obtain new licenses after ownership changes and prohibits certain individuals from owning hospice programs.
Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · 2026-02-16 · Passed 3–2
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Dick AndersonRepublican · District 5 · 92 shared contested votes
48%
Mike McLaneRepublican · District 30 · 86 shared contested votes
43%
Todd NashRepublican · District 29 · 84 shared contested votes
40%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (3 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Deb Patterson was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced17
Out of committee15
Passed one chamber15
Passed both chambers14
Became law14
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 7 bills that became law this session.
Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.
In plain English Requires hospice programs to obtain new licenses after ownership changes and prohibits certain individuals from owning hospice programs.
Official synopsis: The Act makes changes to licensing laws for hospice programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program. [Requires a hospice program to apply for a new initial license after a change in ownership.]…
Became lawEffective date, April 7, 2026. · 2026-04-14
Relating to matching grants for cities; and prescribing an effective date.
In plain English Limits the maximum percentage of matching funds required from small cities receiving state grants for capital construction and infrastructure projects.
Official synopsis: The Act would set a maximum percent required for matching grants made by the state to small cities for capital projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Sets maximum matching fund requirements for state grants to small incorporated cities for certain capital construction and municipal infrastructure and…
Became lawEffective date, June 5, 2026. · 2026-04-14
Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date.
In plain English Declares that Oregon does not want certain federal deregulation amendments to apply to consumer finance loans made in the state and specifies licensing requirements.
Official synopsis: Declares that this state does not want a certain federal law to apply to consumer finance loans made in this state. Says who the laws that govern consumer finance loans in this state apply to and when. Says what needs to be in an application…
Became lawChapter 113, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026. · 2026-04-13
Relating to mobile pharmacies; and prescribing an effective date.
In plain English Requires the State Board of Pharmacy to license qualified applicants to operate mobile pharmacies and establishes requirements for them.
Official synopsis: The Act says the BOP has to give a license to run a mobile pharmacy to someone who meets the requirements. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Directs the State Board of Pharmacy to issue a license to operate a mobile pharmacy to a qualified applicant. Establishes…
Became lawChapter 116, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026. · 2026-04-13
Relating to access to health services; and declaring an emergency.
Updates the preventive health services that must be covered by some health benefit plans. Gives the Public Health Officer the power to make some health benefit plans provide coverage for vaccines. Gives the Public Health Officer the power to issue a standing order for a…
Became lawEffective date, March 31, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to perinatal services; and declaring an emergency.
The Act requires OHA, CCOs and health benefit plans that cover birth and pregnancy costs to also cover doula costs up to stated amounts of service. The Act requires that those entities and health benefit plans also cover lactation counselor costs. The Act requires those…
Became lawEffective date, March 31, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to immigration-related practices; and prescribing an effective date.
The Act says that data about a party's or a witness's immigration status may not be used in a civil case. The Act makes some exceptions. The Act makes it unlawful for employers to punish employees for taking certain actions after a lawful change in…
Became lawChapter 57, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.
Tells two state agencies to set rules for making housing easier to access and use for people with disabilities. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules…
Became lawEffective date, June 5, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to mixed income housing; and prescribing an effective date.
This Act lets OHCS make loans for mixed income housing projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9). Authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to fund mixed income housing. Requires the department to develop a mixed income housing loan program. Establishes the Mixed Income Development Loan Fund…
Became lawEffective date, June 5, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to health; and declaring an emergency.
The Act says that it is the policy of this state to make sure people are allowed to get certain kinds of health care, including care for their bodies and gender identity. The Act also makes changes to laws about helping the federal government and…
Became lawChapter 52, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.
Tells the HECC to study the system of higher education in Oregon. Tells the HECC to submit two reports. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). [Digest: Tells the HECC to study the system of higher education…
Became lawChapter 62, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency.
The Act allows OHA to pay health care providers that may not receive federal Medicaid funds. The Act requires OHA to pay providers using only state funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt a payment mechanism to pay certain nonprofit…
Became lawChapter 63, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to protections in health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date.
Limits when a hospital may share certain info. Tells a hospital to assign which areas of the hospital are not open to the public. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). [Prohibits a hospital from disclosing for purposes of law enforcement individually identifiable health information or information concerning…
Became lawEffective date, June 5, 2026. · 2026-04-06
Relating to school meals; prescribing an effective date.
Makes school meals available at no cost. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income. Provides exceptions. Requires school districts that make breakfast accessible at a school site to make breakfast accessible at…
FailedIn committee upon adjournment. · 2026-03-06
Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to the identifiability of law enforcement officers.
Amends the Constitution to say that there is a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). [Digest: Amends the Constitution to say that police may not wear masks and must wear ID. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).]…
FailedIn committee upon adjournment. · 2026-03-06
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HB4036 · 2026-03-06
Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
SB1515 · 2026-03-06
Relating to wrongful convictions; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4016 · 2026-03-06
Relating to tax compliance; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
SCR209 · 2026-03-06
Establishing deadlines for presession-filed legislative measures for the 2027 regular session of the Eighty-fourth Legislative Assembly. (Senate Final Reading)
HB4086 · 2026-03-06
Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
SB1573 · 2026-03-06
Relating to syringe service programs. (Senate Withdraw from Committee)
HB4043 · 2026-03-06
Relating to courts. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4127 · 2026-03-06
Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4130 · 2026-03-06
Relating to farm use. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4084 · 2026-03-06
Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4062 · 2026-03-06
Relating to evaluating Business Oregon programs; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4153 · 2026-03-06
Relating to farm stores. (Senate Third Reading)
SB1517 · 2026-03-06
Relating to civil litigation; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4132 · 2026-03-06
Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4061 · 2026-03-06
Relating to a unified trade strategy for Oregon; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
SB5701 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB5203 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4100 · 2026-03-06
Relating to bulk fuel terminals; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4075 · 2026-03-06
Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4121 · 2026-03-06
Relating to emergency management. (Senate Third Reading)
SB1601 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
SCR205 · 2026-03-06
Adjourning sine die the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly. (Senate Final Reading)
HB5204 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4177 · 2026-03-06
Relating to public meetings; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
SB1546 · 2026-03-05
Relating to artificial intelligence companions. (Senate Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4145 · 2026-03-05
Relating to firearms; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4114 · 2026-03-05
Relating to law enforcement operations; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report)
SB1568 · 2026-03-05
Relating to perinatal services; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4088 · 2026-03-05
Relating to health; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report)
HB4088 · 2026-03-05
Relating to health; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4116 · 2026-03-05
Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report)
HB4116 · 2026-03-05
Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Motion to Refer)
HB4116 · 2026-03-05
Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
SB1554 · 2026-03-05
Relating to infants born alive. (Senate Withdraw from Committee)
HB4111 · 2026-03-05
Relating to immigration-related practices; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report)
HB4111 · 2026-03-05
Relating to immigration-related practices; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4148 · 2026-03-05
Relating to local taxation; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4142 · 2026-03-05
Relating to marijuana for medical use; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
SB5702 · 2026-03-05
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
SB1502 · 2026-03-05
Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4020 · 2026-03-05
Relating to permits; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
SB5703 · 2026-03-05
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4018 · 2026-03-05
Relating to elections; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4179 · 2026-03-05
Relating to entities created by the Oregon Health and Science University. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4138 · 2026-03-05
Relating to limitations on the actions of public employees; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4161 · 2026-03-05
Relating to use of official position or office; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4151 · 2026-03-05
Relating to initiating a false report. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4114 · 2026-03-05
Relating to law enforcement operations; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4144 · 2026-03-05
Relating to batteries. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4007 · 2026-03-05
Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4159 · 2026-03-05
Relating to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4033 · 2026-03-05
Relating to emergency volunteers; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4089 · 2026-03-05
Relating to criminal offenses related to work. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4040 · 2026-03-05
Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
HB4178 · 2026-03-05
Relating to rounding procedures in transactions; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading)
SCR202 · 2026-03-05
Urging Oregonians to avoid psychoactive drug use except for legitimate medical purposes. (Senate Withdraw from Committee)
SB1570 · 2026-03-04
Relating to protections in health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading in Concurrence)
SB1590 · 2026-03-04
Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading in Concurrence)
SB1594 · 2026-03-04
Relating to immigration; and declaring an emergency. (Senate Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4037 · 2026-03-04
Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date. (Senate Third Reading)
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