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R Oregon Senate · District 11

Sen. Kim Thatcher

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Total votes
5,147
all sessions
Attendance
84%
491 missed
Lower than 80% of chamber peers
With party
91%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
8%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Sponsored
449
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
449 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
449
Primary
191
Co-sponsor
258
This page
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Co-sponsor SB 1585
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to matching grants for cities; and prescribing an effective date.

Sets maximum matching fund requirements for state grants to small incorporated cities for certain capital construction and municipal infrastructure and improvements . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Apr 14, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4151
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to initiating a false report.

Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when [ the report ] a person intentionally causes an enhanced law enforcement response [ that results in ] and recklessly causes serious physical injury or death as a result of the response . Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.

Signed into law Apr 13, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1561
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to restoration of dwellings damaged by involuntary causes.

Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.

Signed into law Apr 6, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4045
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to search warrant response time limits; and declaring an emergency.

] Requires a [ communications provider ] social media platform to respond to a search warrant within 72 hours of service , and all other communications providers to respond within five business days of service, when the warrant pertains to an investigation of stalking or a crime constituting domestic violence. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Apr 6, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4157
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to hearsay; and prescribing an effective date.

Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence, even though the declarant is available as a witness. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Apr 6, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4137
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles.

Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.

Signed into law Apr 6, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4099
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to a task force on veterans in crisis; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management and veterans no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Mar 17, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1579
Passed · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to false reports of child abuse; prescribing an effective date.

Modifies the offense of making a false report of child abuse. Punishes a first offense by a maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Punishes a second offense by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes a third or subsequent offense by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Passed Mar 7, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 1554
Failed · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to infants born alive.

Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion. Allows specified persons to bring an action against a health care practitioner for violations. Allows the court to order that the identity or personally identifiable information of specified persons is protected from disclosure.

Failed Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4048
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to rural health care tax credits; prescribing an effective date.

Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities. Directs the Office of Rural Health to establish criteria for certifying pharmacists as eligible for the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor
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