HB 4069 Oregon House · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to the safety of behavioral health workers; and prescribing an effective date.

HB 4069 requires behavioral health employers (like residential treatment facilities, detox centers, mobile crisis teams, and shelters that contract with Oregon Health Authority) to create and implement a written safety plan for their workers. The plan must specifically address lone workers, facility safety reporting procedures for structural hazards, and details about required safety training. Employers must provide the plan to new hires and make it easily accessible to all staff. The law takes effect July 1, 2027, with implementation timelines based on existing contracts with the Oregon Health Authority.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

A-Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 5, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, removing the preliminary 'A-Engrossed' status and editorial summaries. The core policy content regarding safety plans for behavioral health workers remains substantively unchanged, but the formatting was standardized to remove line numbers and editorial notes.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the entities covered and the safety requirements remain the same.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'A-Engrossed' header and the editor's summary digest.

Added official Enrolled headers, signatures of legislative officers, and the Governor's approval block.

Replaced line numbers with paragraph indentation and removed formatting instructions about bold and italic text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

243
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican12
7 Yea 3 Nay 2
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.