---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to medical examiners."
description: "Provides that a licensed physician associate or nurse practitioner may be a medical examiner. Includes a licensure requirement for a physician who serves as a medical examiner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 536"
citation: "Oregon SB 536 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T23:05:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7355611e-1633-4899-8d97-1da04cf9146e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB536"
source_hash: "f77c5a292284e4048417dba3150111e3c628dc71d2054a0a6ebb5e405870aec0"
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 536 (2025R1) — Relating to medical examiners.

Provides that a licensed physician associate or nurse practitioner may be a medical examiner. Includes a licensure requirement for a physician who serves as a medical examiner.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB536/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB536/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB536/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBHHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28765)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB536/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. — **51–2** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-11T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-18T16:59:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18T17:52:17+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20T18:48:59+00:00** Carried over to 03-24 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-03-24T18:49:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-25T18:59:44+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T17:49:27+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2025-04-22T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-06T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-12T20:15:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-13T18:58:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14T19:43:54+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-15T19:57:02+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T18:28:04+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-05-20T18:29:04+00:00** Smith DB granted unanimous consent to change vote from aye to nay.
- **2025-05-21T22:13:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T17:22:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T20:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T23:00:17+00:00** Chapter 223, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T23:05:17+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7355611e-1633-4899-8d97-1da04cf9146e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).