SB 476 — Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members and publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: The Act says staff of licensing boards must have culturally responsive training. The Act also lets the OMB give a doctor who was trained in another country a license to be a doctor in this state under some conditions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members and publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals. Allows the Oregon Medical Board to issue a provisional license to a qualified internationally trained physician. Requires the holder of a provisional license to practice under the supervision of a licensed physician for four years prior to applying for full licensure. Directs the board to submit a report every odd-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care on the provisional licensure of internationally trained physicians. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — sponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — sponsor
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — sponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Tran, Thuy (D, OR-45) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
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Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Grayber, Dacia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Nelson, Travis | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Tran, Thuy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Pham, Khanh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Frederick, Lew | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Jama, Kayse | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Manning Jr., James | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Neron Misslin, Courtney | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Patterson, Deb | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Reynolds, Lisa | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, state_upper OR-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Tran, Thuy (D, state_lower OR-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Pham, Khanh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Jama, Kayse (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Frederick, Lew (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Manning Jr., James (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Tran, Thuy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Reynolds, Lisa (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Neron Misslin, Courtney (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Patterson, Deb (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Grayber, Dacia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Nelson, Travis (cosponsor) · sponsorship