---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1595"
citation: "Oregon SB 1595 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Courtney Neron Misslin", "Kayse Jama"]
version_count: 2
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/716abad0-2204-4fb2-a770-148a199ed68c"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1595"
source_hash: "de0c0dec04f37ccb186893dd1f19ecd2b2254e94271b0ab62761f6f86c28ebfc"
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 1595 (2026R1) — Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency.

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.

## 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/SB1595/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1595/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed. — **46–10** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Courtney Neron Misslin — primary (person)
- Kayse Jama — primary (person)
- Daniel Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Watanabe — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18T16:46:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-23T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-24T17:15:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24T20:44:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25T19:01:36+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25T19:13:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T00:26:14+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-03-03T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-03T23:49:50+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T22:25:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T00:12:17+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-06T16:59:18+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-06T19:23:54+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T18:50:36+00:00** Chapter 99, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00** Effective date, March 31, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/716abad0-2204-4fb2-a770-148a199ed68c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).