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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the safety of behavioral health workers; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires a behavioral health employer to [<i>develop and</i>] implement a written safety <b>policy or</b> plan <b>for the physical safety of individuals working for the behavioral health employer</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4069"
citation: "Oregon HB 4069 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cdf0928-51e2-49d2-a025-41ee4cfb33f4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4069"
source_hash: "a11f4d0200dcd76163d4d95f9bdda912ec188998539e4b51595fdfc70ea18d98"
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 HB 4069 (2026R1) — Relating to the safety of behavioral health workers; and prescribing an effective date.
Requires a behavioral health employer to [<i>develop and</i>] implement a written safety <b>policy or</b> plan <b>for the physical safety of individuals working for the behavioral health employer</b>.
## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4069/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4069/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4069/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBH Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30059)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4069/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed. — **36–13** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **24–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-10T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-12T22:27:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-16T19:37:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17T23:33:17+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T22:10:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T23:17:20+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24T16:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-03-02T17:42:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T19:48:26+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03T21:46:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03T21:47:19+00:00** Smith DB, granted unanimous consent to change vote to nay.
- **2026-03-04T18:52:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00** Chapter 43, (2026 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2027.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cdf0928-51e2-49d2-a025-41ee4cfb33f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).