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D Oregon Senate · District 21

Sen. Kathleen Taylor

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Total votes
6,035
all sessions
Attendance
97%
103 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
522
bills & resolutions
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
522 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
522
Primary
204
Co-sponsor
318
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Primary SB 916
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute.

Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual's unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual's place of employment. Provides that individuals unemployed due to a strike are disqualified for benefits for one week before eligibility begins, with the usual unpaid waiting week, subject to a [ possible ] limit based on the tax schedule in effect at the time. Provides for the collection of benefits overpaid during a strike due to the later receipt of back pay. Requires a school district to deduct from an employee's future wages benefits charged for weeks during a labor dispute.

Signed into law Jul 2, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor HB 2901
Passed · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to newborn safety devices.

Modifies the safe haven law to allow a parent to anonymously leave an infant in a newborn safety device. Allows an authorized facility to install a newborn safety device. Prescribes standards for newborn safety devices.

Passed Jun 28, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 229
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to housing for vulnerable populations.

Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to distribute funds to Bridge Meadows for specified purposes. Directs the department to oversee the use of funds. Directs the department to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing annually for five consecutive years. Sunsets January 2, 2031.

In committee Jun 28, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1187
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date.

Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program as an interagency response to the effects of climate change. Directs the Department of Land Conservation and Development to serve as the lead agency of an interagency team. Requires the department to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emissions. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to issue cost recovery demand notices to entities determined to be responsible for the costs of climate change. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Jun 28, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 682
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date.

Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program within the Department of Environmental Quality. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Requires the State Treasurer to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emissions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Jun 28, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1138
In committee · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board.

Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be ratified by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect. Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct a biennial comprehensive review, including a labor market analysis to inform the board's decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community-based services workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers. Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium.

In committee Jun 28, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 900
In committee · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to laws concerning job-protected leave from work.

Requires the Employment Department to study issues related to laws concerning job-protected leave from work. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

In committee Jun 28, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 706
In committee · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to wages; declaring an emergency.

Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study methods for detecting paycheck errors. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

In committee Jun 28, 2025 0 co-sponsors
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