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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to providing animal health care."
+description: "</b> </i>] Allows an individual to verify whether cattle are pregnant without holding a valid license issued by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board under certain circumstances. Permits the [<i>State Department of Agriculture</i>]<b> board</b> to adopt rules. <b>Sunsets on January 1, 2031.</b>"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2026R1"
+identifier: "SB 1539"
+citation: "Oregon SB 1539 (2026R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ddcc269-4715-47b9-92ac-b78c30d9be23"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1539"
+source_hash: "7c8a245d9100749d613612cf7e6e7e84a049274b20ec3453623d602eeaf16603"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon SB 1539 (2026R1) — Relating to providing animal health care.
+
+</b> </i>] Allows an individual to verify whether cattle are pregnant without holding a valid license issued by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board under certain circumstances. Permits the [<i>State Department of Agriculture</i>]<b> board</b> to adopt rules. <b>Sunsets on January 1, 2031.</b>
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1539/Introduced)
+2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1539/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1539/A-Engrossed)
+4. **SNRW Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30216)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1539/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. — **26–2** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out — **8–1** (pass) · lower
+- Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — **40–2** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-03T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2026-02-12T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-17T17:55:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-18T19:30:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-19T22:21:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-19T22:52:29+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-20T17:29:52+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-23T21:46:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2026-02-25T21:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-26T19:37:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-26T17:57:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-27T21:50:47+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-03T17:01:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-04T17:42:52+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-31T21:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-06T18:50:36+00:00** Chapter 83, 2026 Laws.
+- **2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2027.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ddcc269-4715-47b9-92ac-b78c30d9be23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+