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Republican
· Senator
Diane Linthicum
Represents District 28 in the State Senate.
Votes with Republicans
100%
on 50 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 95%
Cast a vote
76%
Yea or Nay on 158 of 208 roll calls · Senate median 99%
Their bills that became law
0 of 3
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 2
Roll calls on record
208
2026 Legislative Measures
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 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 Diane Linthicum 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 Diane Linthicum 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. Diane Linthicum is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
0 of 50 party-line votes.
They voted with most Republicans on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB4142 · Relating to marijuana for medical use; and prescribing an effective date.
Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill · 2026-02-25 · Passed 3–2
SB1575 · Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.
Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · 2026-02-16 · Passed 3–2
SB1528 · Relating to health care.
Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · 2026-02-16 · Passed 3–2
SB1570 · Relating to protections in health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date.
Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · 2026-02-16 · Passed 3–2
SB1598 · Relating to access to health services; and declaring an emergency.
Senate Committee Do pass · 2026-02-11 · Passed 3–2
Democrats 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.
Mark MeekDemocrat · District 20 · 64 shared contested votes
17%
Janeen SollmanDemocrat · District 15 · 65 shared contested votes
11%
Kate LieberDemocrat · District 14 · 66 shared contested votes
11%
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 (50 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Diane Linthicum 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.
Introduced3
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 2 bills that became law this session.
Relating to hospital staffing.
Makes changes to the laws regarding hospital nurse staffing plans. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires a vote to adopt a nurse staffing plan by a hospital nurse staffing committee to be documented in the staffing plan. Directs a hospital to implement a hospital-wide nurse staffing…
FailedIn committee upon adjournment. · 2026-03-06
Urging Oregonians to avoid psychoactive drug use except for legitimate medical purposes.
Warns of the dangers of drug use and urges people not to use them except for medical reasons. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Urges Oregonians to avoid the use of psychoactive drugs except as needed for legitimate medical purposes.
FailedIn committee upon adjournment. · 2026-03-06
Relating to infants born alive.
The Act requires that a doctor provide the same standard of care to any child born alive that requires life-saving treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a…
FailedIn committee upon adjournment. · 2026-03-06
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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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)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 208 total roll-call votes this session).
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